Philosophy · Medieval & Early Modern Philosophy
A topic within Medieval & Early Modern Philosophy, itself one of 12 topics in that field and part of Philosophy.
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A Letter Concerning Toleration
John Locke · 1689
Argues civil government exists to protect property and person, not souls, so the state has no business enforcing religious belief and should tolerate…
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
John Locke · 1689
The mind begins as a blank slate with no innate ideas, and everything we know derives from sensation and reflection on our own experience.
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John Locke
Argues civil government exists to protect property and person, not souls, so the state has no business enforcing religious belief and should tolerate any church that does not itself threaten the state.
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The mind begins as a blank slate with no innate ideas, and everything we know derives from sensation and reflection on our own experience.
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A practical companion to the Essay, arguing most errors in reasoning come from bad habits of mind rather than any lack of native ability, and that the understanding, like the body, needs regular exercise to work well.
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