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Modern Philosophy

Modern Philosophy is an exploration of the ideas of six major

thinkers from Descartes to Hume. It takes a fresh and engaging

look at the common themes that dominate this period, as well as

examining the differences in the work of the six philosophers.

Through vivid and witty prose, Richard Francks skilfully pre-

sents ideas that have informed the development of philosophy

as we know it, and which present a challenge to beliefs and atti-

tudes that most of us now share. In this work we ﬁnd the source of

modern philosophical inquiry – questions such as the existence

of God, the Mind and Body problem, the idea of the self and the

existence of the world had their birth in these texts – as well as

broader questions about political and social philosophy.

Thinkers discussed:

René Descartes

John Locke

Baruch Spinoza

George Berkeley

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

David Hume

This book will be ideal for anybody coming to the ideas of these

philosophers for the ﬁrst time.

Richard Francks is Director of Undergraduate Studies in the

School of Philosophy at the University of Leeds.

Fundamentals of Philosophy

Series Editor: John Shand

This series presents an up-to-date set of engrossing, accurate

and lively introductions to all the core areas of philosophy. Each

volume is written by an enthusiastic and knowledgeable teacher

of the area in question. Care has been taken to produce works that

while even-handed are not mere bland expositions, and as such

are original pieces of philosophy in their own right. The reader

should not only be well informed by the series, but also experience

the intellectual excitement of being engaged in philosophical

debate itself. The volumes serve as an essential basis for the

undergraduate courses to which they relate, as well as being

accessible and absorbing for the general reader. Together they

comprise an indispensable library of living philosophy.

Published:

Richard Francks

Modern Philosophy

Dudley Knowles

Political Philosophy

Piers Benn

Ethics

Alexander Bird

Philosophy of Science

Stephen Burwood, Paul Gilbert and Kathleen Lennon

Philosophy of Mind

Colin Lyas

Aesthetics

Alexander Miller

Philosophy of Language

Forthcoming:

Greg Restall

Logic

Suzanne Stern-Gillet

Ancient Philosophy

Simon Glendinning

Continental Philosophy

Modern Philosophy

The seventeenth and

eighteenth centuries

Richard Francks

First published 2003 by Routledge

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2004.

reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic,

mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented,

including photocopying and recording, or in any information

storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from

the publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British

Library

ISBN 0-203-50117-9 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-56071-X (Adobe eReader Format)

ISBN 1–857–28762–2 (hbk)

ISBN 1–857–28565–4 (pbk)

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