Actions and Objects from Hobbes to Richardson

By: Jonathan Kramnick

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Synopsis: This work by Kramnick (English, Rutgers U. ) explores ideas about the relationship between mind and action in Restoration and 18th-century British philosophy and literature. He begins the discussion with an overview of the philosophy of action from Thomas Hobbes to David Hume. Thematic chapters then explore the role of consciousness and mental causation in a world of physical laws; the poetry of the Second Earl of Rochester as concerns questions of consciousness, causation, actions, and personhood; the theory of action of John Locke; the fiction of Eliza Haywood and the connection of mental states to the structure of societies; and Samuel Richardson's Clarissa and the mental causation of actions. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780804775120
Related ISBNs:: 9780804770514, 9780804770521
Publisher:: Stanford University Press
Date of Addition:: 05/16/17
Copyrighted By:: the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Philosophy
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