The Status of Mechanism in Locke's Essay

Downing, Lisa

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“…The combination of extension, solidity, and power to communicate motion by impulse may serve as a perfect distinguishing mark for the very sort we mean it to distinguish . Unlike our ideas of prop the various sorts of bodies like gold or man , our idea of prop the sort body may thus count as an ‘adequate representation.’ Contrary to what Downing assumes, such adequacy would not presuppose that ‘the real essence of body corresponds to the nominal essence we assign to “body” ’ (1998, p. 401, 401 n45).…”

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“…73 73 The interpretation I have defended does suggest a new approach to a problem raised by Downing (1998) about the privileged status Locke accords to our idea of prop body , i.e. our idea of prop ‘an extended solid Substance, capable of communicating Motion by impulse’ (2.23.22:307).…”

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“…For similar readings of ‘resemblance’, see Downing, 1998, pp. 388–9 n15 and Keating, 1998, p. 172 n9.…”

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Two Kinds of Intentionality in Locke

Shapiro

2010

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Ideas play at least two roles in Locke's theory of the understanding. They are constituents of 'propositions,' and some of them 'represent' the qualities and sorts of surrounding bodies. I argue that each role involves a distinct kind of intentional directedness. The same idea will in general be an 'idea of' two different objects, in different senses of the expression. Identifying Locke's scheme of twofold 'ofness' reveals a common structure to his accounts of simple ideas and complex ideas of substances. A consequence is a distinction among substance sorts parallel to one of his distinctions between primary and secondary qualities.p apq_1375 554..586

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Two Kinds of Intentionality in Locke

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2010

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“…Así, en consonancia con las interpretaciones de Lisa Downing (1998Downing ( , 2007Downing ( , 2009) y Jan-Erik Jones (2009Jones ( , 2010Jones ( , 2014 acerca de la visión de Locke y las motivaciones que llevaron a este a plantear su crítica a la reflexión sobre los sistemas de clasificación de la época, defendemos que la posición de Locke es más convencionalista que realista sobre los géneros naturales, así como sobre la posibilidad de un conocimiento cierto acerca de las divisiones naturales o reales y las esencias reales. Esto es, creemos que su lado agnóstico predomina sobre su lado dogmático.…”

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Debate actual sobre los géneros naturales desde una perspectiva lockeana

Martínez

2016

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ResumenEl objetivo del presente trabajo es, por un lado, reivindicar la importancia e influencia del enfoque de Locke para la discusión sobre los géneros naturales y, por otro, mostrar cómo su visión y aportaciones en torno al sistema de clasificación natural resultan de gran utilidad para entender en profundidad la compleja geografía del debate contemporáneo sobre estos géneros. En particular, ofrecemos una interpretación según la cual las concepciones de género natural se comprenden como críticas realistas a la posición que sostiene Locke y mostramos cómo una importante tensión que aflora en su propuesta reaparece en el actual debate sobre los géneros naturales. Palabras clave: Locke, metafísica, esencia real, esencia nominal, géneros naturales, epistemología. AbstractThe main objective in this paper is to defend the influence of Locke's perspective in the discussion of natural kinds. The aim is to arrive at an in-depth understanding of the current debate of natural kinds using Locke's view on natural classification system. I believe this brief incursion into Locke's perspective and examination of his contributions to the debate will serve as a useful tool for gaining a better understanding of the geography of the contemporary debate concerning natural kinds. Also, it should be noted that Locke's contributions to the contemporary philosophical discussion are crucial to gain a clear understanding of ideas that are very much current today.

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“…: 4.3.6, 539-43). Locke's exact point has been debated extensively in the secondary literature (Ayers 1981;Downing 1998;McCann 1994;Rozemond and Yaffe 2004;Wilson 1979), and we need not dwell on it here. But his skepticism about our insight into substances, both mental and material, sets the stage for his discussion of persons.…”

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Consciousness and Personal Identity

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The Routledge Companion to Eighteenth Century Philosophy

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The Status of Mechanism in Locke's Essay

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Two Kinds of Intentionality in Locke

Two Kinds of Intentionality in Locke

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