The Other Face of Catharine Cockburn

Author

Christopher McKee, University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College

Date of Award

2016

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Philosophy and Religion

First Advisor

Timothy Yenter

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

This paper explores the subtle nuances between John Locke and Catharine Trotter Cockburn, with an emphasis on Cockburn's ideas on space and the Great Chain of Being. I argue that Cockburn meshes Lockean empiricism and 18th-Century Neoplatonism to create an idiosyncratic approach to the ideas of her time. I also show that Cockburn's method can offer novel insights on Locke's thinking matter.

Recommended Citation

McKee, Christopher, "The Other Face of Catharine Cockburn" (2016). Honors Theses. 200.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/200

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