An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke)

The Nidditch edition of Locke's Essay is commonly considered the authoritative version of the text. This in mind, the Nidditch text is to be avoided for the beginner to Locke. This is not due to any oversights or editorial intrusion that corrupts the work. Considering Nidditch restored the text and avoided the common editorial tendency to use paragraph introductions for each section (which Locke did not), atop of not having to contend with translation liberties, it stands as the only scholarly edition of the work. However, because it is restored to its original state, one must remember that capitalization for any and all (deemed) pertinent terms or phrases was a common practice during Locke's time. As such, readers in the 21st century typically associate a capitalized letter (unless it is a proper name or title) with a new sentence, thus a new thought. Having to continuously reorganize one's thoughts to conform to Locke's now archaic prose style (which occurs anywhere from one to six or more times in a typical sentence) distracts from the overall content of the work. As such, the reader may be well advised to obtain another critical edition of the work and use the Nidditch text as a reference tool. Contents......Page 3 HUMAN UNDERSTANDING (1690)......Page 6 EPISTLE TO THE READER......Page 9 INTRODUCTION:......Page 22 No Innate Speculative Principles......Page 27 No Innate Practical Principles......Page 46 Other considerations concerning Innate Principles, both Speculative and Practical......Page 67 Of Ideas in general, and their Original......Page 86 Of Simple Ideas......Page 101 Of Simple Ideas of Sense......Page 103 Idea of Solidity......Page 105 Of Simple Ideas of Divers Senses......Page 109 Of Simple Ideas of both Sensation and Reflection......Page 110 Some further considerations concerning our Simple Ideas of Sensation......Page 114 Of Perception......Page 126 Of Retention......Page 132 Of Discerning, and other operations of the Mind......Page 138 Of Complex Ideas......Page 146 and First, of the Simple Modes of the Idea of Space......Page 150 Idea of Duration and its Simple Modes......Page 165 considered together......Page 181 Idea of Number......Page 189 Of Infinity......Page 193 Other Simple Modes......Page 208 Of the Modes of Thinking......Page 211 Of Modes of Pleasure and Pain......Page 214 Of Power......Page 218 Of Mixed Modes......Page 270 Of our Complex Ideas of Substances......Page 277 Of Collective Ideas of Substances......Page 300 Of Relation......Page 302 Of Cause and Effect, and other Relations......Page 307 Of Identity and Diversity......Page 311 Of Other Relations......Page 333 Of Clear and Obscure, Distinct and Confused Ideas......Page 345 Of Real and Fantastical Ideas......Page 355 Of Adequate and Inadequate Ideas......Page 358 Of True and False Ideas......Page 368 Of the Association of Ideas......Page 379 Of Words or Language in General......Page 387 Of the Signification of Words......Page 389 Of General Terms......Page 394 Of the Names of Simple Ideas......Page 406 Of the Names of Mixed Modes and Relations......Page 415 Of the Names of Substances......Page 425 Of Particles......Page 459 Of Abstract and Concrete Terms......Page 462 Of the Imperfection of Words......Page 464 Of the Abuse of Words......Page 479 Of the Remedies of the Foregoing Imperfections and Abuses of Words......Page 499 Of Knowledge in General......Page 515 Of the Degrees of our Knowledge......Page 520 Of the Extent of Human Knowledge......Page 529 Of the Reality of Knowledge......Page 553 Of Truth in General......Page 565 Their Truth and Certainty......Page 571 Of Maxims......Page 583 Of Trifling Propositions......Page 602 Of our Threefold Knowledge of Existence......Page 611 Of our Knowledge of the Existence of a God......Page 612 Of our Knowledge of the Existence of Other Things......Page 624 Of the Improvement of our Knowledge......Page 633 Concerning our Knowledge......Page 644 Of Judgment......Page 646 Of Probability......Page 648 Of the Degrees of Assent......Page 652 Of Reason......Page 663 Of Faith and Reason, and their Distinct Provinces......Page 685 Of Enthusiasm......Page 693 Of Wrong Assent, or Error......Page 703 Of the Division of the Sciences......Page 717 In An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, First Published In 1690, John Locke (1632-1704) Provides A Complete Account Of How We Acquire Everyday, Mathematical, Natural Scientific, Religious And Ethical Knowledge. Rejecting The Theory That Some Knowledge Is Innate In Us, Locke Argues That It Derives From Sense Perceptions And Experience, As Analysed And Developed By Reason. While Defending These Central Claims With Vigorous Common Sense, Locke Offers Many Incidental - And Highly Influential - Reflections On Space And Time, Meaning, Free Will And Personal Identity. The Result Is A Powerful, Pioneering Work, Which, Together With Descartes's Works, Largely Set The Agenda For Modern Philosophy. For More Than Seventy Years, Penguin Has Been The Leading Publisher Of Classic Literature In The English-speaking World. With More Than 1,700 Titles, Penguin Classics Represents A Global Bookshelf Of The Best Works Throughout History And Across Genres And Disciplines. Readers Trust The Series To Provide Authoritative Texts Enhanced By Introductions And Notes By Distinguished Scholars And Contemporary Authors, As Well As Up-to-date Translations By Award-winning Translators. --publisher John Locke ; Edited By Roger Woolhouse. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 750-[785]) And Index. Locke's Essay ... (1690) Withstood An Onslaught By Traditional Theologians, For Rejecting Orthodox Theology And The Concept Of Innate Ideas: As He Suggested That God Could Make Matter Think. The Essay Quickly Became One Of The Most Influential Books Of The Eighteenth Century, And Its Contributions To The Philosophy Of Space And Time, Matter And Power Were Quickly Hailed As Formative Contributions To ... Philosophy''--amazon.com. John Locke ; Edited With A Foreword By Peter H. Nidditch. The Text Of Locke's Essay Is Reprinted (with Corrections) From The Clarendon Edition, First Published 1975. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Locke's Essay ... (1690) withstood an onslaught by traditional theologians, for rejecting orthodox theology and the concept of innate ideas: as he suggested that God could make matter think. The Essay quickly became one of the most influential books of the eighteenth century, and its contributions to the philosophy of space and time, matter and power were quickly hailed as formative contributions to ... philosophy''--Amazon.com. https://allessay.org/princeton-supplemental-essays/ This paperback edition reproduces the complete text of the Essay as prepared by professor Nidditch for The Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke. The Register of Formal Variants and the Glossary are omitted and Professor Nidditch has written a new foreword. Published in 1689, John Locke's pioneering investigation into the origins, certainty, and extent of human knowledge set the groundwork for modern philosophy and influenced psychology, literature, political theory, and other areas of human thought and expression. This new, complete, and unabridged edition represents the very latest in critical thinking on Locke's pioneering work, which set the groundwork for modern philosophy