An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 : MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Locke, John, 1632-1704

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Other Title:

Essay Concerning Humane Understanding

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2" by John Locke is a philosophical treatise written during the late 17th century. This volume delves into the themes of language, meaning, knowledge, and how words relate to the ideas they signify. Locke aims to unpack the complexities of human understanding by examining the function and classification of words, ultimately addressing how communication shapes our perceptions. The beginning of this volume introduces the foundation of Locke's exploration into language, focusing on how humans are equipped to form articulated sounds as a means of communication. He emphasizes that while humans can produce sounds, the value of language comes from its capacity to convey internal ideas and concepts to others. Locke outlines the necessity of general terms to categorize and simplify communication, demonstrating how words represent complex ideas and are arbiters of understanding. This initial section sets the stage for Locke's deeper examination into the nature and signification of words, their imperfections, and the implications these have on knowledge and understanding, which he will elaborate upon in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Steve Harris and David Widger

Notes:

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Essay_Concerning_Human_Understanding

Reading ease score: 50.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2004-01-01