The Empiricists: Critical Essays on Locke, Berkeley, and Hume - Paperbackby Margaret Atherton (Editor), M. R. Ayers (Contribution by), Phillip D. Cummins (Contribution by) This collection of essays on themes in the work of John Locke (1632 1704), George Berkeley (1685 1753), and David Hume (1711 1776), provides a deepened understanding of major issues raised in the Empiricist tradition. In exploring their shared belief in the experiential nature of mental constructs, The Empiricists illuminates the different methodologies