Description
| Product ID: | 9780140434828 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | An Essay Concerning Human Understanding |
| Authors: | Author: John Locke, Roger Woolhouse |
| Page Count: | 816 |
| Subjects: | Literary essays, Literary essays, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, History of Western philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Provides an account of how we acquire everyday, mathematical, natural scientific, religious and ethical knowledge. Rejecting the theory that some knowledge is innate in us, this title argues that it derives from sense perceptions and experience, as analysed and developed by reason. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1997-06-26 |
