| 'I must apply my self to Experience; as far as that reaches, I may have certain Knowledge, but no farther.'In An Essay concerning Human Understanding, John Locke sets out his theory of knowledge and how we acquire it. Eschewing doctrines of innate principles and ideas, Locke shows how all our ideas, even the most abstract and complex, are grounded in human experience and attained by sensation ofexternal things or reflection upon our own mental activities. A thorough examination of the communicat....[more] |
1945
| Sec. 40. Nor is it so strange, as perhaps before consideration it may appear, that the property of labour should be able to over-balance the community of land: for it is labour indeed that puts the difference of value on every thing; and let any one consider what the difference is between an acre of land planted with tobacco or sugar, sown with wheat or barley, and an acre of the same land lying in common, without any husbandry upon it, and he will find, that the improvement of labour makes the ....[more] |
1902
| TO EDWARD CLARKE, of Chipley, Esq. SIR: THESE thoughts concerning education, which now come abroad into the world, do of right belong to you, being written several years since for your sake, and are no other than what you have already by you in my letters. I have so little vary'd any thing, but only the order of what was sent you at different times, and on several occasions, that the reader will easily find, in the familiarity and fashion of the stile, that they were rather the private conversat....[more] |
1955
| A Letter Concerning Toleration is an important work written by John Locke and originally published in latin in the late 17th century. John Locke argues in this writing for there to be a new udnerstanding between the relationships of religion and government. Providing a contrary view to that of Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan, Locke was a founder of Empiricism and denounced it for its support of toleration of the various Christian denominations. This is a key publication for those studying government ....[more] |
2004
| Secondly, By the PHILOSOPHICAL use of words, I mean such a use of them as may serve to convey the precise notions of things, and to express in general propositions certain and undoubted truths, which the mind may rest upon and be satisfied with in its search after true knowledge. These two uses are very distinct; and a great deal less exactness will serve in the one than in the other, as we shall see in what follows. |
1979
| Stands as one of the most interesting and accessible of Christian apologetics. |
2009
| Due To The Very Old Age And Scarcity Of This Book, Many Of The Pages May Be Hard To Read Due To The Blurring Of The Original Text, Possible Missing Pages, Missing Text And Other Issues Beyond Our Control. |
2007
| This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitme....[more] |
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