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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

By John Locke

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Classics
Year
1998
ISBN
0140434828, 9780140434828
LCC
B1290 1997
Open Library ID
OL458564M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1775715 bytes)
Edition
2nd
Pages
980\980
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

In "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding", first published in 1690, John Locke (1632-1704) provides a complete account of how we acquire everyday, mathematical, natural scientific, religious and ethical knowledge. Rejecting the theory that some knowledge is innate in us, Locke argues that it derives from sense perceptions and experience, as analysed and developed by reason. While defending these central claims with vigorous common sense, Locke offers many incidental - and highly influential - reflections on space and time, meaning, free will and personal identity. The result is a powerful, pioneering work, which, together with Descartes' works, largely set the agenda for modern philosophy.

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