A System of Matter Fitly Disposed: Locke's Thinking Matter Revisited
In this paper, I address the controversial issue around Locke's account of a "superadded" power of thought. I first show that Locke uses the term "super-addition" in discussing the nominal distinction of natural kinds. This general observation applies to Locke's account...
| Published in: | American catholic philosophical quarterly |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Philosophy Documentation Center
[2016]
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American catholic philosophical quarterly
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| Further subjects: | B
Mind & Body
B Locke, John, 1632-1704 B Metaphysics |
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| Summary: | In this paper, I address the controversial issue around Locke's account of a "superadded" power of thought. I first show that Locke uses the term "super-addition" in discussing the nominal distinction of natural kinds. This general observation applies to Locke's account of thinking matter. Specifically, I attribute to him the following three theses: (1) the mind-body distinction is nominal; (2) there is no metaphysical repugnancy between them; and (3) their common ground--namely, substratum--can only be characterized in terms of its functional role. Examining each thesis and their interconnections, this paper casts light upon the Lockean type of mind-body union in "a system of matter fitly disposed." |
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| ISSN: | 2153-8441 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American catholic philosophical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/acpq201611472 |