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Tags: Knowledge, Philosophy, Lang:en
Summary
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's works,
largely set the agenda for modern philosophy. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading
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