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.

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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is a work by John Locke concerning the foundation of human knowledge and understanding.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.