The Empiricists : Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Abridged) ; Berkeley, Principles of Human Knowledge, and 3 Dialogues ; Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, and Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

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Canonical title

The Empiricists : Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Abridged) ; Berkeley, Principles of Human Knowledge, and 3 Dialogues ; Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, and Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (Abridged)

Original publication date

1974; 1961

First words

Since it is the understanding that sets man above the rest of sensible beings, and gives him all the advantage and dominion which he has over them; it is certainly a subject, even for its nobleness, worth our labour to inquir... (show all)e into.

Last words

(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Cleanthes and Philo pursued not this conversation much farther; and as nothing ever made greater impression on me, than all the reasonings of that day; so I confess, that, upon a serious review of the whole, I cannot but think that Philo's principles are more probable than Demea's; but that those of Cleanthes approach still nearer the truth.

Publisher's editor

Austin, Jean

Disambiguation notice

This is the "The Empiricists" anthology, and should not be combined with the "Great Books of the Western World" anthology. This anthology contains:

• An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, by John Locke;... (show all)i>
• The Principles of Human Knowledge, by George Berkeley;
• Three Dialogues, by George Berkeley;
• An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, by David Hume; and
• Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, by David Hume.

The "Great Books of the Western World" anthology includes A Letter Concerning Toleration and Concerning Civil Government, Second Essay by Locke, and omits Three Dialogues.