This is the first modern interpretation of Leibniz's comprehensive critique of Locke, the New Essays on Human Understanding. Arguing that the New Essays is controlled by the overriding purpose of refuting Locke's alleged materialism, Jolley establishes the metaphysical and theological motivation of the work on the basis of unpublished correspondence and manuscript material. He also shows the relevance of Leibniz's views to contemporary debates over innate ideas, personal identity, and natural kinds.
- ISBN10 0198750803
- ISBN13 9780198750802
- Publish Date 18 December 1986 (first published 16 February 1984)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 June 1993
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 232
- Language English