New Essays Concerning Human Understanding
by Author: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Translator: Alfred Gideon Langley
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- 19th century
- Language: English
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New Essays Concerning Human Understanding is Leibniz’s critical response to John Locke’s empiricism, offering a rationalist defense of innate ideas and the structure of knowledge. In this volume, Leibniz systematically critiques Locke's theories of perception, identity, and reason, while expanding his own philosophy of mind, language, and metaphysics. Appendices include shorter writings on natural philosophy and theological reasoning. This annotated edition published by Open Court Publishing Company remains essential reading for historians of philosophy and theology alike.
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