The most famous part of this book are those that deal with epistemology so I will have to pick this book up again. A summary of Part X (Section1) in John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 2 An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke: Author: John Locke: Editor: Alexander Campbell Fraser: Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1894: Original from: the New York Public Library: Digitized: Sep 24, 2007 : …

When I was making my reading list I included this title, intending also to reread Two Treatises, but when this author was the next on the list, I felt too pressed for time. This is the second time I've read this book, sort of. What he had to say on complex ideas was brilliant, and the way he approached the mind anI don't know if I just wasn't in the right mindset when reading this or what but I think this book could have been condensed to perhaps a third of its current size?
Book I - sets out to argue against all Innate Notions in the human being. If this man were to gain the power of sight, then, and only then, would he comprehend the meaning of these colors. Like his French counterpart René Descartes, Locke came from a respected family and did well in school, directing his studies at Oxford University for a career as a physician. of the author, and an analysis of his doctrine of ideas. Under the terms of the licence agreement, an individual user may print out a PDF of a single chapter of a title in Oxford FIRST SOURCE for personal use (for details see John Locke (1632–1704), the noted English philosopher, scientist, and political theorist, was one of the leading intellectuals of his age and one of the most influential architects of the modern western world. I will not take the argument that some people have taken and argue that all of the contemporary world's problems are the result of his work. "John Locke has some of the best reasons why we should not believe in innate ideas, and from this, why we should not be in agreement with the Rationalists. Also, I only read like half of this, but I read it in sequential excerpts so I probably got the gist This is very dry and repetitive, but it makes a whole lot more sense than anything by the Rationalists. I will not take the argument that some people have taken and argue that all of the contemporary world's problems are the result of his work. Still, I feel completely comfortable saying that I have actually read this book, have not skipped any of it. Press enter to begin your search. Reading this again, under less purposive circumstances, I'm struck by how well it works as a work of prose, with delerious, rushed passages and moments of stillness and clarity, things Locke wants to say but steps back from (i.e. From a philosophical standpoint its a very important work, from a literary standpoint it bored me silly. You could not be signed in, please check and try again.You could not be signed in, please check and try again. But Locke’s interests were much broader than medicine, and with the assistance of influential friends such as Lord Shaftesbury, he was appointed to a series of governmental positions following the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution of 1688–1689 that brought William of Orange and Mary to the throne. By May 23, 2020 Uncategorized “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding” Boring as hell.

This book is a long and dense one, but it is well-structured and written (relatively) approachable for the general public. Yes, it kickstarts British empiricism and sets the groundwork for Locke's political philosophy, which would go on to change the world. Yuck.I do not much care for John Locke.

Oxford First Source The first time was at university. II. Nothing was new. Many people, through a sort of cultural osmosis, have probably actually read this book.

This was one of the mammoth works I tackled after reading about Locke in Russell's book and hearing every enlightenment series start off with Locke and his contributions to politics as well as epistemological philosophy. He then proceeds to explain his ideas of “sensation” and “reflection,” as well as his assertion that people are born lacking all innate ideas.Access to the complete content on Oxford First Source requires a subscription or purchase.


I strongly disliked the Essay, it reads like the work of someone who tried to build his own simplistic system from scratch as a way to compensate for an inability to grasp anything related to metaphysics which all other philosophers of his time dealt with. Still, I feel completely comfortabI do not much care for John Locke.