An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Penguin Classics)

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Penguin Classics)

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Book Info

Author

Locke, John

Word Count

204,000 words

based on page count

Pages

816 pages

Edition Publisher

Penguin Classics

Edition Publish Date

1998-01-01

Identifiers

ISBN-10: 0140434828

ISBN-13: 9780140434828

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's works, largely set the agenda for modern philosophy. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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