Locke's philosophy laid the foundations of empiricism - the belief that all our knowledge is based upon experience. He also introduced the idea of liberal democracy and his ideas were to be a major influence on the first US constitution. He was the only major philosopher to become a government minister. "The Virgin Philosophers Series" covers the lives and ideas of the major philosophers. Author Paul Strathern highlights the major advances in philosophy, as well as the men who conceived them and the times in which they lived. Containing quotes, insights and anecdotes, the aim of the series is to clarify the mysteries of philosophy for the general reader.
- ISBN10 0753507838
- ISBN13 9780753507834
- Publish Date 10 April 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 February 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Virgin Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 64
- Language English