This thesis will show the degree of influence that the philosophies of John Locke had upon three subsequent eighteenth century writers: Daniel Defoe, Samuel Johnson, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. I contend that while aspects of Locke's ideology can be found in the major fiction of all three writers, his ideas are modified by each author to mesh with the messages each attempted to drive home in his own writing and in order to accord with their own personal beliefs, despite many critics' claim to the contrary. / A Thesis Submitted to the Department of English in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts. / Summer Semester, 2005. / June 27, 2005. / Empiricism, Eighteenth Century, Tutor / Includes bibliographical references. / Helen Burke, Professor Directing Thesis; James O’Rourke, Committee Member; Candace Ward, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_176312 |
| Contributors | Root, Douglas T. (authoraut), Burke, Helen (professor directing thesis), O’Rourke, James (committee member), Ward, Candace (committee member), Department of English (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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