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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding [Hardcover]

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John Locke’s foundational philosophical work explores the origin and nature of human knowledge. This seminal essay argues that understanding comes from experience rather than innate ideas, fundamentally shaping modern philosophy.

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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is one of the most influential philosophical works in Western thought. John Locke presents his theory of empiricism, arguing that the human mind begins as a blank slate, or ‘tabula rasa,’ and that all knowledge derives from sensory experience and reflection.

This comprehensive examination challenges prevailing notions of innate ideas and provides a systematic account of how ideas are formed, combined, and utilized in human reasoning. Locke explores the nature of perception, memory, imagination, and understanding, establishing foundations for the scientific method and rational inquiry that would define the Enlightenment.

Published by Gyan Publishing House in this hardcover edition, this classic text remains essential reading for students of philosophy, epistemology, and the history of ideas, offering profound insights into human cognition and the limits of knowledge.

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Author

John Locke

Publisher

‏ : ‎ Gyan Publishing House

ISBN

9789374147801

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