An Essay on the Principles of Human Knowledge (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Edward Waring

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0365419508 ISBN 13: 9780365419501

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how we know what we know and why our minds work the way they do. This classic study outlines how sensations, memory, and language shape our view of reality.

This 18th‑century work surveys the sources of ideas, the limits of perception, and how living beings differ in their faculties. It covers how memory links experiences, how associations form knowledge, and how language helps us communicate and think. The text also contrasts human cognition with the faculties of vegetables and animals, and discusses education, alphabets, and learning.

• Foundations of ideas formed by senses and internal impressions
• How memory and association drive knowledge and conversation
• Comparisons of human, animal, and plant faculties
• Early reflections on language, learning, and the history of writing

Ideal for readers curious about the philosophy of mind, language, and the nature of knowledge.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0365419508
• ISBN 13: 9780365419501
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250