Locke on Real Essence

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2012)
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In this encyclopedia entry I canvass the current interpretations of John Locke's concept of Real Essence and the role it plays in his philosophy.

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Problems from Locke.J. L. Mackie - 1976 - Oxford [Eng.]: Clarendon Press.
The new Organon.Francis Bacon - 2003 - In Aloysius Martinich, Fritz Allhoff & Anand Vaidya (eds.), Early Modern Philosophy: Essential Readings with Commentary. Blackwell.

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