The Lockean Influence on Newman's Epistemology: An Historical Analysis Describing Newman's Engagement with Locke's Ideas

This article discusses John Locke's positive contribution to Newman's epistemology throughout the latter's career. Beginning with one of Newman's earliest published works, his Essay on Miracles, he borrowed and further developed ideas from Locke's A Discourse on Miracles reg...

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Published in:Irish theological quarterly
Main Author: Walker, Becky (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2019]
In: Irish theological quarterly
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Locke, John 1632-1704 / Newman, John Henry, Saint 1801-1890 / Cognition theory / Deduktivismus
IxTheo Classification:KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KDB Roman Catholic Church
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
Further subjects:B Locke
B Probability
B Newman
B Logic
B Knowledge
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Summary:This article discusses John Locke's positive contribution to Newman's epistemology throughout the latter's career. Beginning with one of Newman's earliest published works, his Essay on Miracles, he borrowed and further developed ideas from Locke's A Discourse on Miracles regarding the necessity of miracles to validate the Christian message and the personal nature and cumulative method of weighing evidence. Later, in Newman's most mature epistemological work, An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent, one can discern Locke's influence on Newman's views on the weaknesses of deductive logic, the personal nature of knowledge, and the role of connecting ideas to arrive at knowledge.
ISSN:1752-4989
Contains:Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0021140018815858