Reasoned Freedom: John Locke and Enlightenment

Abstract

Preface I. Locke, Descartes, and the Enlightenment 1. Locke as Intermediary 2. Master-Builder and Under-Labourer 3. Locke as a Revolutionary 4. Locke and Cartesian Methodology A. Reason and the of a Master II. Human and Reason 1. Natural Rationality 2. Potentiality and Essence 3. Has No at All III. The Dogma of Reason 1. The Infallibility of Reason 2. The Epistemic Immediacy of Reflection and Intuition 3. The Temporal and Logical Immediacy of Intuition IV. Infallible Reason, Prejudice, and Passion 1. Reason, Prejudice, and Passion 2. Reason as Destroyer of Prejudice 3. Reason as Servant of Passion B. Freedom and the of a Master V. Freedom and Unobstructed Action 1. Man Is A Part of the Mechanism of Nature 2. Unobstructed Action Not Determined by Reason 3. Unobstructed Action Guided by Inadequate Understanding 4. Unobstructed Action Guided by Reason VI. Self-Determination 1. The Experience of Self-Determination 2. Self-Determination and Authorization by Reason 3. Self-Determination and the Master Passion 4. The Master Passion and Progress C. The Education of a Potential Master VII. Human and Education 1. Of Power and Locke on Education 2. The Tabula Rasa 3. Original Neutrality VIII. Education, Reason, and Freedom 1. Principling, Reason, and Freedom 2. Education and Methodology, or Reason as the Teacher 3. Mastery and Progress Bibliography Index

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