Denial of the immaterial substance in early 18th century post-Lockean thought: the cases of Dr. Coward and Mr. Collins

dc.contributor.advisorJakapi, Roomet, juhendaja
dc.contributor.authorAverin, Ove
dc.contributor.otherTartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkondet
dc.contributor.otherTartu Ülikool. Filosoofia osakondet
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-28T08:22:57Z
dc.date.available2021-06-28T08:22:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionOma magistritöös uurin, milliseid argumente kasutasid immateriaalse substantsi olemasolu eitajad Inglismaal 18. sajandi esimesel aastakümnel. Keskendun eelkõige kahele erinevale mõtlemise ja argumenteerimise viisile – kristlikule mortalismile ja filosoofilisele materialismile. Leian, et vaid siis, kui vaadelda piibellikke ja filosoofilisi argumente kõrvuti, on võimalik saada detailsem arusaam toona valitsenud intellektuaalsest olukorrast. Kuna aga kõikehõlmava ülevaate andmine ei mahuks selle töö raamidesse, siis keskendun eelkõige kahele autorile vabamõtleja Anthony Collinsile (1676–1729), kes esindab filosoofilise materialismi seisukohti, ja William Cowardile (1657?–1725), kes esindab kristlikku mortalismi. Ma näitan, milliste vahenditega mõlemad autorid argumenteerisid sajandite-pikkuse autoriteediga immateriaalse substantsi õpetuse vastu. Samuti võrdlen kahe autori seisukohti ning analüüsin pühakirja rolli nende mõtlemises.et
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis I aim to investigate what kinds of arguments were available in the first decades of 18th century Britain when following the footsteps of Overton, Milton, Hobbes, and Locke in doubting or denying the commonly accepted existence of immaterial substance. I look at two possible stands of thinking – Christian mortalism and philosophical materialism – in order to paint a more comprehensive picture that covers both arguments form Scripture and philosophy. As this thesis would otherwise become too convoluted, I focus mainly on two authors – free thinker Anthony Collins (1676 – 1729) who represents Philosophical materialist thought and physician William Coward (1657? – 1725) who represents Christian mortalist thought. I aim to show how those two authors argued against centuries of tradition while constructing their own understanding of human nature. In addition, I will also compare their ideas – see in what way they are similar and in what way they differ from one another.en
dc.description.urihttps://www.ester.ee/record=b5447792*estet
dc.identifier.other20.03.01 AVE 01
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10062/72721
dc.language.isoenget
dc.publisherTartu Ülikoolet
dc.rightsopenAccesset
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectphilosophyen
dc.subject.othermagistritöödet
dc.subject.otherfilosoofiaet
dc.subject.otherimmaterialismet
dc.subject.otherLocke, John, 1632-1704et
dc.subject.otherCollins, Anthony, 1676-1729et
dc.titleDenial of the immaterial substance in early 18th century post-Lockean thought: the cases of Dr. Coward and Mr. Collinsen
dc.title.alternativeImmateriaalse substantsi eitamine 18. sajandi alguse Locke’i-järgses mõtlemises dr Cowardi ja hr Collinsi vaadete näitelet
dc.typeThesiset

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