Attacks on the Idea of Substance

Author

Alex Wilmer, Marquette University

Date of Award

6-1926

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Philosophy

First Advisor

John McCormick

Second Advisor

William M. Magee

Abstract

The attacks on the validity of the Scholastic idea of substance have their origin in the false theory of knowledge of Descartes and its step-child the Idealism of Locke, Berkeley and Hume. The attack on the validity is to some extent due to a failure to understand the idea of substance, but to a greater extent to the false theory of knowledge that logically developed from Descartes philosophy.

Comments

A Thesis Submitted To Fulfill The Requirements For The Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Recommended Citation

Wilmer, Alex, "Attacks on the Idea of Substance" (1926). Bachelors’ Theses. 2159.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/2159