Browsing Philosophy by Subject "John Locke"
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Ideas and Explanation in Early Modern Philosophy
(2021)Malebranche argues that ideas are representative beings existing in God. He defends this thesis by an inference to the best explanation of human perception. It is well known that Malebranche’s theory of vision in God ... -
Locke, Arnauld, and Abstract Ideas
(2019)A great deal of the criticism directed at Locke’s theory of abstract ideas assumes that a Lockean abstract idea is a special kind of idea which by its very nature either represents many diverse particulars or represents ...