Volume 2

Life of John Locke / by H. R. Fox Bourne.

  • Bourne, H. R. Fox (Henry Richard Fox), 1837-1909.
Date:
1876
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Credit: Life of John Locke / by H. R. Fox Bourne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    concerning Toleration ’—the opposition offered to it—‘ A Second Letter concerning Toleration ’ and ‘ A Third Letter for Toleration ’ —the Society of Pacific Christians .... 180—187 Locke’s ‘ Considerations of the consequences of the Lowering of Interest and Raising the Value of Money ; ’ the impotence of usury laws to benefit trade; interest and rent; the value of money—the evils of a depreciated currency—proposals for reforming it . . 187—198 Locke’s petition for restoration of his Christ Church studentship—his residence and occupations in London—his friends there—corre- spondence with Limborch .... 198—209 CHAPTER XII. In Retirement: Work as an Author [1691—1696]. Lady Masham and her family connections—Locke’s renewed intimacy with her—his residence at Oates .... 210—215 Friendship and correspondence with Newton—Newton’s ofiice-seeking— his biblical studies—his ‘ Historical Account of two Notable Corrup- tions of Scripture ’—Boyle’s experiments in gold-making—Locke’s last services to Boyle—Newton’s complaint against Locke, and the apology ...... 215—227 Occupations and correspondence between 1691 and 1693—a letter on the death of Furly’s wife—letters to Limborch and others—Edward Clarke—employment at Oates and in London—Limborch’s ‘Historia Inquisitionis ’—Archbishop Tillotson—William Molyneux and his brother—Betty Clarke—surroundings at Oates . . 228—253 ‘ Some Thoughts concerning Education ; ’ physical training, clothing, diet, and medicine ; moral training, petting, self-denial, rewards and punishments ; mental training; the scope of education—correspond- ence with Molyneux respecting the treatise . . . 253—269 The second edition of ‘An Essay concerning Human Understanding’— correspondence with Molyneux thereon—the third edition of the ‘ Essay’—its translation into Latin—Wynne’s abridgment of it—‘An Examination of Pere Malebranche’s opinion of Seeing all Things in God ’— a proposed treatise on ethics . . . 269— 28]