Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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Locke's Essay ... (1690) withstood an onslaught by traditional theologians, for rejecting orthodox theology and the concept of innate ideas: as he suggested that God could make matter think. The Essay quickly became one of the most influential books of the eighteenth century, and its contributions to the philosophy of space and time, matter and power were quickly hailed as formative contributions to ... philosophy''--Amazon.com.

subjects: Theory of Knowledge,  Early works to 1800,  Connaissance, Théorie de la,  Knowledge,  History and criticism,  Music,  Ouvrages avant 1800,  Filosofia,  John Locke,  Knowledge, theory of,  Long Now Manual for Civilization

People: John Locke (1632-1704)

Times: Early works to 1800