BRITISH PHILOSOPHERS, 16TH TO 18TH CENTURY

Philosophy may be briefly defined as the study of the nature and implications of rational thought. From this, general study conclusions may be drawn about the implications of rational thought in specific fields, such as the moral and political, and these implications constitute moral and therapeutic philosophy. If, as the empiricist believes, philosophy leads to the conclusion that the rational part of experience is much smaller than is commonly supposed, this is itself a rational proposition of the first importance. The purpose of this book is to indicate, in the most general and summary fashion, the logical and metaphysical background of philosophy, as conceived by the BRITISH PHILOSOPHERS OF THE 16TH TO 18TH CENTURY.