John Locke and personal identity immortality and bodily resurrection in 17th-century philosophy
One of the most influential debates in John Locke's work is the problem of personal identity over time. This problem is that of how a person at one time is the same person later in time, and so can be held responsible for past actions. The time of most concern for Locke is that of the general r...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum
2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Continuum Studies in British Philosophy
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798326006719 |
| Sumario: | One of the most influential debates in John Locke's work is the problem of personal identity over time. This problem is that of how a person at one time is the same person later in time, and so can be held responsible for past actions. The time of most concern for Locke is that of the general resurrection promised in the New Testament. Given the turbulence of the Reformation and the formation of new approaches to the Bible, many philosophers and scientists paid careful attention to emerging orthodoxies or heterodoxies about death. Here K. Joanna S. Forstrom examines the interrelated positions |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282551992 9786612551994 9781441113146 |
