John Locke on knowledge
John Locke (1632–1704) approaches knowledge within Empiricism. Ideas originate in experience; legitimate political authority rests on consent and protects life, liberty, and property. Systematically, the teaching links experience, rights, government into a practical and theoretical whole. On this page, the archive isolates English passages where that project meets knowledge most directly—useful for searches such as “john locke quotes on knowledge.”
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What did John Locke say about knowledge?
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