Book detail: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: An analysis of Mr. Locke's Doctrine of ideas .... A defense of Mr. Locke's Opinion concerning personal identity .... A treatise on the conduct of the understanding. Some thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentleman. Elements of natural philosophy. A new method of a common place book. Extracted from the author's works. With a life of the author is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
This compilation brings together various philosophical works by John Locke, focusing on his influential theories on human cognition, identity, and the nature of knowledge. It includes detailed examinations of Locke's doctrine of ideas, his views on personal identity, and a treatise on the proper conduct of the understanding. Additionally, the text offers Locke's perspectives on reading and study for gentlemen, as well as his contributions to the field of natural philosophy. The volume also features a new method for compiling commonplace books and includes an extract from Locke's works, accompanied by a biography of the author.
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