The Philosophical Works Of John Locke
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Book: Fair
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Pages: Some moisture damage
Condition remarks: worn and discoloured boards; frayed and rubbed edges; binding fragile; some moisture damage on the prelims; no loose pages;
Few thinkers have shaped the modern world as profoundly as John Locke, and The Philosophical Works of John Locke presents a comprehensive collection of his most enduring writings, compiled with a preliminary discourse and notes by J. A. St. John, Esq. This authoritative volume gathers several of Locke's landmark texts under one cover, including The Conduct of the Understanding, An Essay on the Human Understanding, An Examination of P. Malebranche's Opinion of Seeing All Things in God, Elements of Natural Philosophy, and Some Thoughts Concerning Reading and Study for a Gentleman, offering readers an unparalleled survey of one of history's greatest philosophical minds. Published in 1843 by George Virtue of London, this edition stands as a distinguished artifact of Victorian-era scholarly publishing, edited by J. A. St. John — a respected man of letters and author of works on ancient Greece — whose editorial notes and introductory discourse provide invaluable context for the modern reader. Locke's prose is characteristically precise and empirical, dismantling assumptions with cool rationality and laying the groundwork for Enlightenment thought across Europe and the Americas. Whether one approaches this collection as a student of epistemology, political philosophy, or intellectual history, the breadth and rigor of these works leave one question unanswered: how much of the world we take for granted was, in fact, first imagined by Locke?
Author: John Locke
Format: Hardback
Published: 1843, George Virtue, Ivy Lane, London
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Some moisture damage
Condition remarks: worn and discoloured boards; frayed and rubbed edges; binding fragile; some moisture damage on the prelims; no loose pages;
Few thinkers have shaped the modern world as profoundly as John Locke, and The Philosophical Works of John Locke presents a comprehensive collection of his most enduring writings, compiled with a preliminary discourse and notes by J. A. St. John, Esq. This authoritative volume gathers several of Locke's landmark texts under one cover, including The Conduct of the Understanding, An Essay on the Human Understanding, An Examination of P. Malebranche's Opinion of Seeing All Things in God, Elements of Natural Philosophy, and Some Thoughts Concerning Reading and Study for a Gentleman, offering readers an unparalleled survey of one of history's greatest philosophical minds. Published in 1843 by George Virtue of London, this edition stands as a distinguished artifact of Victorian-era scholarly publishing, edited by J. A. St. John — a respected man of letters and author of works on ancient Greece — whose editorial notes and introductory discourse provide invaluable context for the modern reader. Locke's prose is characteristically precise and empirical, dismantling assumptions with cool rationality and laying the groundwork for Enlightenment thought across Europe and the Americas. Whether one approaches this collection as a student of epistemology, political philosophy, or intellectual history, the breadth and rigor of these works leave one question unanswered: how much of the world we take for granted was, in fact, first imagined by Locke?