John Locke and the ethics of belief /

Nicholas Wolterstorff discusses the ethics of belief which Locke developed in Book IV of his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, where Locke finally argued his overarching aim: how we ought to govern our belief, especially on matters of religion and morality. Wolterstorff shows that this concern w...

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Main Author: Wolterstorff, Nicholas (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Series:Cambridge studies in religion and critical thought ; 2.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Rationality in everyday life. I. The Vision: Let Reason Be Your Guide in Believing. II. Applications of the Vision. III. Implementation of the Vision
  • 2. Hume's attack: why implementing Locke's practice is not always doing one's best
  • 3. Locke's originality. I. How Descartes's Project Differed. II. Where Locke Was Original
  • 4. Locke and the making of modern philosophy.