An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (Second Edition) |
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| Author:
| Locke, John |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4929-6555-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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An Essay Concerning Humane UnderstandingJohn LockeBooks 1 - IV This complete set of John Locke's "An Essay on Humane Understanding" (Second Edition) binds together all four books. Locke's Essay, which in later editions is called 'Human' Understanding, was first published in 1689 and his work concerns the foundation of human knowledge. He describes the mind at birth as a blank slate filled later through experience. Book I is Locke's attempt to refute the rationalist notion of innate...
More DescriptionAn Essay Concerning Humane UnderstandingJohn LockeBooks 1 - IV This complete set of John Locke's "An Essay on Humane Understanding" (Second Edition) binds together all four books. Locke's Essay, which in later editions is called 'Human' Understanding, was first published in 1689 and his work concerns the foundation of human knowledge. He describes the mind at birth as a blank slate filled later through experience. Book I is Locke's attempt to refute the rationalist notion of innate ideas. Book II sets out Locke's theory of ideas, his distinction between passively acquired simple ideas and actively built complex ideas such as numbers. Book III is concerned with language. Book IV examines knowledge, including intuition, mathematics, moral philosophy, natural philosophy ('science'), faith, and opinion.