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An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding Volume II

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding Volume II

Locke, John

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Letters & Essays

ISBN10: 1419106376
ISBN13: 9781419106378
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 280
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.59 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding V2 is a philosophical work written by John Locke, originally published in 1690. This book is the second volume of the two-part series and is considered one of the most important works of the Enlightenment period. The book explores the nature of human knowledge and understanding, arguing that all knowledge comes from experience and observation. Locke critiques the idea of innate ideas and argues that the mind is a blank slate at birth, with all knowledge and ideas acquired through experience. The book also discusses the concepts of identity, personal identity, and the self. Overall, An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding V2 is a significant contribution to the development of modern philosophy and epistemology.Secondly, By the PHILOSOPHICAL use of words, I mean such a use of them as may serve to convey the precise notions of things, and to express in general propositions certain and undoubted truths, which the mind may rest upon and be satisfied with in its search after true knowledge. These two uses are very distinct; and a great deal less exactness will serve in the one than in the other, as we shall see in what follows.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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