John Locke: 197 books

Per la prima volta in Italia, un'edizione digitale del filosofo britannico John Locke, considerato uno degli anticipatori dell'Illuminismo e il primo teorico del liberalismo classico. Il suo Saggio sull'intelletto umano, dato alle stampe la prima volta nel 1690, ha il valore di un'opera pedagogica...

Scriveva Voltaire 250 anni fa: “ci saranno sempre dei barbari e delle canaglie che fomenteranno l’intolleranza. Siamo stati contagiati a tal punto da tale furia che sono scorsi fiumi di sangue e ci siamo sterminati per dei paragrafi”. Quanto sono attuali queste parole? Immensamente. Il virus...

It was a severe room, scrupulously neat. Along one side ran a bookcase, with beaded glass doors, containing, as one might see by peering through the spaces, the collected, unread literature of two stern generations. A few old prints, placed in bad lights, hung on the walls. In the centre of the room...

Una raccolta di tutti gli scritti più importanti del filosofo britannico John Locke sull'etica e sulla religione rivelata, testimoni dello stretto legame tra riflessione teologica e riflessione filosofica che ha caratterizzato sempre il suo pensiero. Oggi Utet propone questi scritti in un inedito formato digitale, dotato di un impianto di note esegetiche fruibile in modalità ipertestuale.

Ideas que han cambiado el mundo A lo largo de la historia, algunos libros han cambiado el mundo. Han transformado la manera en que nos vemos a nosotros mismos y a los demás. Han inspirado el debate, la discordia, la guerra y la revolución. Han iluminado, indignado, provocado y consolado....

Felicia Graves was puzzled. The six weeks she had spent at the Pension Boccard had confused many of her conception’s and brought things before her judgment for which her standards were inadequate. Not that a girl who had passed the few years of her young womanhood in the bubbling life of a garrison...

John Locke is widely regarded as the father of classical liberalism. This essay was groundbreaking in its approach to foundation of human knowledge and understanding, he describes the mind at birth as a blank slate filled later through experience, the essay became the principle sources of empiricism...

John Lockes, des berühmten englischen Philosophen (1632-1704) "Gedanken über Erziehung" erschienen im Jahre 1693 anonym unter dem Titel: "Some thoughts concerning education". Das Buch ist nicht streng systematisch angelegt, es macht vielmehr oft den Eindruck unzusammenhängender...

Locke's new book takes its title from the chief character, Monsieur Alcide Tombarel, a gentleman, wine-grower, man of culture, mayor and acknowledged grand seigneur of Creille, a tiny little town, perched on the top of a hill, not far from Nice. Here, in search of his favourite French wines, travels...

This massive anthology of philosophy contains over 75 works by a dozen of the most known philosophers of all time. An active table of contents makes it easy to quickly to the work you want.Authors and books include:Aeschylus:AgamemnonBound and Seven Against ThebesThe House of AtreusMaidens and Other...

The Second Treatise is notable for a number of themes which Locke develops therein. It begins with a depiction of the state of nature, wherein individuals are under no obligation to obey one another but are each themselves judge of what the law of nature requires. It also covers conquest and slavery,...

La "Lettre sur la tolérance", publiée anonymement en 1689, est l'un des textes majeurs du débat qui s'est déroulé en Europe, du XVIIe siècle au XVIIIe siècle. "L'excellente Lettre de Locke" (dixit Voltaire) annonce le débat sur toutes les formes de liberté individuelle...

Theories of Democracy builds on Robert Dahl's observation that there is no single theory of democracy; only theories. Beyond the broad commitment to rule by the majority, democracy involves a set of contentious debates concerning the proper function and scope of power, equality, freedom, justice,...

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