An essay concerning human understanding book 3
An essay concerning human understanding book 1.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 by John Locke
MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 1 and 2
Difficult to read.
An essay concerning human understanding (1689)
The work mainly explores the nature of human understanding, asserting that individuals are born without innate ideas and instead acquire knowledge through experience and reflection. The opening of the essay introduces the central theme, where Locke emphasizes the importance of examining human understanding itself as a means to attain knowledge.
He argues against the notion of innate principles, suggesting that
