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... question of the agent , the criterion ' by whom ' truth is discovered or judged . Then there is the question of the instrument , the criterion ' by means of which ' the agent discovers or judges of the truth . Third , there is the ...
... question of the agent , the criterion ' by whom ' truth is discovered or judged . Then there is the question of the instrument , the criterion ' by means of which ' the agent discovers or judges of the truth . Third , there is the ...
Page 81
... question . The present section explains Locke's answer to these two questions about the extent and improvement of knowledge . Knowledge is the perception of connexions between ideas . We know from section 7 that we can perceive these ...
... question . The present section explains Locke's answer to these two questions about the extent and improvement of knowledge . Knowledge is the perception of connexions between ideas . We know from section 7 that we can perceive these ...
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... question would have the property in question . The demonstration would explain , give us scientific knowledge of , how , for example , risibility follows or flows from the essence of man . But besides inseparable accidents or properties ...
... question would have the property in question . The demonstration would explain , give us scientific knowledge of , how , for example , risibility follows or flows from the essence of man . But besides inseparable accidents or properties ...
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Chapter 2 | 53 |
Chapter 4 | 149 |
Bibliography of Books and Articles referred to more than once | 190 |
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