The Mind Is a Collection: Case Studies in Eighteenth-Century Thought by Sean Silver

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The Mind Is a Collection: Case Studies in Eighteenth-Century Thought

Sean Silver

384 pages hardcover 2015

1 edition

nonfiction history philosophy reference informative reflective medium-paced
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John Locke described the mind as a cabinet; Robert Hooke called it a repository; Joseph Addison imagined a drawer of medals. Each of these philosophers was an avid collector and curator of books, coins, and cultural artifacts. It is therefore no c...

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