This philosophical work begins by identifying the role of the philosopher as an underlaborer whose task is to remove "some of the rubbish that lies in the way of knowledge.
This philosophical work begins by identifying the role of the philosopher as an underlaborer whose task is to remove "some of the rubbish that lies in the way of knowledge." Book III holds that words name ideas, Book IV claims that intuition is the fundamental unit of knowledge, Book II distinguishes between simple and complex ideas and attempts to account for the origins of many commonly-held ideas, and Book I attacks the doctrine that men have innate knowledge of some truths, arguing instead that ideas come from experience. FTP, what is this 1690 treatise which claims that the human mind at birth is a "tabula rasa," written by John Locke?
This philosophical work begins by identifying the role of the philosopher as an underlaborer whose task is to remove "some of the rubbish that lies in the way of knowledge.
Essay Concerning Human Understanding