Essay Concerning Human Understanding

This edition of John Locke's landmark work on epistemology and philosophy of mind includes Books II and IV, as well as a selection of omitted passages from the original text. Locke's ideas on perception, knowledge, and identity have had a profound influence on modern philosophy, and this edition provides a valuable introduction to his ideas.

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