Wish List
Written by John Locke
Narrated by Rich Orlow and L.J. Ganser
3.5/5
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John Locke
John Locke kommt 1632 im englischen Wrington zur Welt. Nach dem Besuch der Westminster School in London studiert Locke bis 1658 in Oxford. Zwischen 1660 und 1664 lehrt er dort Philosophie, Rhetorik und alte Sprachen. Sein enzyklopädisches Wissen und seine Studien in Erkenntnistheorie, Naturwissenschaften und Medizin bringen ihm früh die Mitgliedschaft in der Royal Society ein. Als Sekretär und Leibarzt des Earl of Shaftesbury ist Locke in Folge der politischen Machtkämpfe in England gezwungen, ins holländische Exil zu fliehen. Erst 1689 kehrt er nach England zurück und widmet sich auf seinem Landgut seinen Studien. Im selben Jahr erscheint anonym Ein Brief über Toleranz, der die ausschließliche Aufgabe des Staates im Schutz von Leben, Besitz und Freiheit seiner Bürger bestimmt. Die hier formulierten Ideen finden in der amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitserklärung ihren politischen Widerhall. Lockes Hauptwerk, der Versuch über den menschlichen Verstand, erscheint erst 1690 vollständig, wird aber vermutlich bereit 20 Jahre früher begonnen. Es begründet die Erkenntnistheorie als neuzeitliche Form des Philosophierens, die besonders in der französischen Aufklärung nachwirkt. Locke lehnt darin Descartes' Vorstellung von den eingeborenen Ideen ab und vertritt einen konsequenten Empirismus. Aus der theoretischen Einsicht in die Begrenztheit der Erkenntnisfähigkeit ergibt sich für Locke die Forderung, daß sich weder ein Staatssouverän noch eine Glaubensgemeinschaft im Besitz der allein gültigen Wahrheit wähnen darf. Der mündige Bürger, der in der Lage ist, kritisch selbst zu entscheiden, wird konsequenterweise zum pädagogischen Ziel Lockes. John Locke stirbt 1704 als europäische Berühmtheit auf seinem Landsitz in Oates.
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Reviews for Wish List
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5John Locke knows how to hold your attention. Wish List has the same two POVs found in Finding Rachel (It's been a while but I believe that's true). Who can resist reading a tale told by a guy named Buddy Pancake? Locke's set-ups are so outrageous that you have to read on. Whether you like what happens in the story is beside the point. The character breathes and you breathe. Death is an aside. His books make me want to check the attic for Donovan Creed.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Buddy Pancake (just love the name) is a guy who just seems to be down on his luck and then out of the blue, the wishes that he puts into a website start to come true. The only thing is that they all come with a price and it is a pretty heavy one. You never know what wil...Read MoreBuddy Pancake (just love the name) is a guy who just seems to be down on his luck and then out of the blue, the wishes that he puts into a website start to come true. The only thing is that they all come with a price and it is a pretty heavy one. You never know what will happen from one page to the next in this book. LIke all other Locke books, this has you laughing one minute and gasping in surprise the next. Very original, great dialogue and the characters are so much fun. This is another Donovan Creed book, though it does not really state it in the description. When Buddy gets himself in way over his head, he calls on Creed to help him out, and when Creed gets involved, it is nothing but a rollercoaster of fun! Yet another great book from John Locke! Just can't put these books down!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It is what it is: vulgar, profane, yes, but also funny, irreverent, and 99 cents!