An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Book III


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This is the third book of John Locke's Essay on Human Understanding. Book I was Neither Principles Nor Ideas Are Innate. Book II was Of Ideas and Book III is Of Words. Locke is writing about the ideas we have in our minds and the things they are to represent. What does it mean to define a thing? What is an abstract idea? What is motion? What is essential to me as an individual? What would an Englishman born in Jamaica think about ice when he went to England for the first time? What is a concrete term? Locke tackles many such questions in this third book. Book IV is Of Knowledge and Probability. - Summary by Craig Campbell

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Chapter I. Of Words or Language in General 8:34 Read by Craig Campbell
Chapter II Of The Signification Of Words 14:55 Read by Craig Campbell
Chapter III Of General Terms 38:02 Read by ChadH94
Chapter IV Of The Names Of Simple Ideas 20:40 Read by Sarah Lorenowich
Chapter V Of The Names Of Mixed Modes And Relations 25:12 Read by Mia Russell
Chapter VI Of The Names Of Substances Part One 40:02 Read by Craig Campbell
Chapter VI Of The Names Of Substances Part Two 34:55 Read by Craig Campbell
Chapter VI Of The Names Of Substances Part Three 32:44 Read by Craig Campbell
Chapter VII Of Particles 8:10
Chapter VIII Of Abstract And Concrete Terms 6:32 Read by Craig Campbell
Chapter IX Of The Imperfection Of Words 52:20 Read by Lucretia B.
Chapter X Of The Abuse Of Words Part One 30:28 Read by Matthew D. Robinson
Chapter X Of The Abuse Of Words Part Two 26:32 Read by Abe Stone
Chapter XI Of The Remedies Of The Foregoing Imperfections And Abuses Of Words Part One 22:03 Read by Ellaqyint
Chapter XI Of The Remedies Of The Foregoing Imperfections And Abuses Of Words Part Two 19:05 Read by Ellaqyint