Late Modern Philosophy Essential Readings

Part of the Blackwell Readings in the History of Philosophy series, this survey of late modern philosophy focuses on the key texts and philosophers of the period whose beliefs changed the course of western thought. Gathers together the key texts from the most significant and influential philosophers of the late modern era to provide a thorough introduction to the period. Features the writings of Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Leibniz, Kant, Rousseau, Bentham and other leading thinkers. Examines such topics as empiricism, rationalism, and the existence of God. Readings are accompanied by expert commentary from the editors, who are leading scholars in the field.

Elizabeth S. Radcliffe is Professor of Philosophy at Santa Clara University. Her areas of specialization include Hume, ethical theory, motivational psychology, and seventeenth- and eighteenth-century philosophy. She is the author of On Hume (2000), editor of A Companion to Hume (Blackwell, 2007), and was co-editor of the journal Hume Studies from 2000 to 2005.

Richard McCarty is Associate Professor of Philosophy at East Carolina University. His research focuses on Kant and the history of modern philosophy.

Fritz Allhoff is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. His main areas of research are ethical theory, applied ethics, and the philosophy of biology/science. His work has been published in, among other places, the American Journal of Bioethics, the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, the International Journal of Applied Philosophy, and the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal.

Anand Jayprakash Vaidya is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at San José State University. His research is in metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
General Introduction	p. 1
Empiricism	p. 17
Introduction
Essay concerning Human Understanding	p. 21
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous in Opposition to Sceptics and Atheists	p. 52
An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding	p. 75
A Treatise of Human Nature	p. 100
Critics of Empiricism	p. 113
Introduction
New Essays concerning Human Understanding	p. 117
The Leibniz-Clarke Correspondence	p. 123
An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense	p. 133
Kant's Critique of Rationalism and Empiricism	p. 141
Introduction
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics	p. 145
Arguments for the Existence of God	p. 185
Introduction
A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God	p. 189
Natural Theology	p. 193
Dialogues concerning Natural Religion	p. 199
Critique of Pure Reason	p. 208
Political Philosophy	p. 217
Introduction
Second Treatise on Government	p. 221
"Of the Original Contract"	p. 234
On the Social Contract	p. 240
Moral Philosophy	p. 257
Introduction
Discourse concerning the Unchangeable Obligations of Natural Religion	p. 261
A Treatise of Human Nature	p. 266
A Review of the Principal Questions in Morals	p. 294
The Theory of Moral Sentiments	p. 303
Lectures on Ethics	p. 315
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals	p. 324
Essays on the Active Powers of the Human Mind	p. 329
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation	p. 339
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman	p. 350
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 359
Index	p. 363
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