An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2
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Language becomes a problem of understanding when the same word carries different ideas for different speakers. In this second volume, John Locke examines how words serve as signs of thought, how general terms gather particular things into categories, and how unclear meanings obstruct discussion. The later sections turn to knowledge and probability, considering certainty, judgment, reason, faith, and the limits of what people can know.
Locke develops his arguments through distinctions and practical comparisons. In the discussion of moral reasoning, he considers why complex ideas are hard to hold steadily in memory, contrasting them with the lasting figures and written marks used in mathematics. Careful definitions and consistent terms become tools for clearer thought.
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- John Locke
- Reading time
- About 9 hours
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
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- Philosophy
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