| An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Revised Edition Contributor(s): Locke, John (Author), Woolhouse, Roger (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0140434828 ISBN-13: 9780140434828 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1998 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Published in 1689, John Locke's pioneering investigation into the origins, certainty, and extent of human knowledge set the groundwork for modern philosophy and influenced psychology, literature, political theory, and other areas of human thought and expression. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Philosophy | Epistemology |
| Dewey: 121 |
| LCCN: 98175907 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.47" H x 5.5" W x 7.7" (1.22 lbs) 816 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |