An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II

By John Locke

Book Overview

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is a work by John Locke concerning the foundation of human knowledge and understanding. It first appeared in 1689 (although dated 1690) with the printed title An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. He describes the mind at birth as a blank slate (tabula rasa, although he did not use those actual words) filled later through experience. The essay was one of the principal sources of empiricism in modern philosophy, and influenced many enlightenment philosophers, such as David Hume and George Berkeley.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534863699
• ISBN13: 9781534863699
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"