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2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PHL 322 - The British Empiricists

Credits 3
Central philosophical issues, both historical and critical, in the writings of Locke, Berkeley, and Hume. Topics include a selection from: innate ideas; substances and essences, personal identity; abstract ideas; theory of language; perception; materialism and idealism; induction; causation; or skepticism. The course may also include some discussion of other early modern empiricists, such as Hobbes or Reid.
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