...nothing would be done towards a settlement of those points on which Locke pursued his inquiries, namely, "the original, certainty, and extent of human knowledge, together with the grounds and degrees of belief, opmion, and assent ;" " those measures whereby a rational creature, put into that state which man is...

...the Human Understanding had been as faultless in execution as it was sound in purpose. That purpose was, " to inquire into the original, certainty, and extent of human knowledge." It is self-evident that such inquiry should precede all other philosophical speculation, in order to...

...universal minds. He sought for illustrations from such minds as had not been so warped. His object was " to inquire into the original, certainty, and extent of human knowledge." He was led to this by a conversation with some friends, in which, disputes growing warm, " after we...

...the first book, are a few of the passages in which he describes the scope of his speculations : — ' To inquire into the original, certainty, and extent...knowledge, together with the grounds and degrees of belief, * Preface to Locke's Essay. opinion, and assent.' ' To consider the discerning faculties of man, as...

...the first book, are a few of the passages in which he describes the scope of his speculations : — ' To inquire into the original, certainty, and extent...knowledge, together with the grounds and degrees of belief, * Preface to Locke's Essay. opinion, and assent.' ' To consider the discerning faculties of man, as...

...the passages in which he describes the scope of his speculations :— • Preface to Lockt'f Essay. "To inquire into the original, certainty, and extent...grounds and degrees of belief, opinion, and assent." " To consider the discerning faculties of man, as they are employed about the objects which they have...

...menschlichen Erkennlniss liege, abgeschnitten werden. 7 ) Wenn 6) aa 0. § 2 This being my purpose, to enquire into the original, certainty and extent of human knowledge,...grounds and degrees of belief, opinion and assent, I s hall not at present meddle wüh Ihe physical constilution of ow mind, or trouble myself to examine,...

...menschlichen Erkennlniss liege, abgeschnitten werden. 7 } Wenn 6) aa 0. § 2 This being my purpose, lo enquire into the original, certainty and extent of human knowledge, together with the grounds and degrees of betief, opinion and assent, I shall not at present meddle with the physical constitution of ow mind,...

...advantage in directing our thoughts in search of other things. This, therefore, being my purpose ; to inquire into the original, certainty, and extent...grounds and degrees of belief, opinion and assent — I shall not at present meddle with the physical consideration of the mind, or trouble myself to...

...the ' Essay on the Human Understanding,' Locke says that his object is ' to inquire into the origin, certainty, and extent of human knowledge, together...grounds and degrees of belief, opinion, and assent.' This design necessarily compelled him to treat of natural theology, and to say something concerning...