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THE WORKS OF JOHN LOCKE

J. JOHNSON - 1801 - 374 pages
...are apt to be mistaken in. Those who have read of every thing, are thought to understand every thing too; but it is not always so. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and...
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Philosophical beauties selected from the works of John Locke

John Locke - 1802 - 308 pages
...apt 'o be mistaken in. Those \vhp have read of every filing, are taught to understand every tiling too ; but it is not always so. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking iniikes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 2

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 508 pages
...apt to be mistaken in. Those •who have read of eye|^- thing, are thought to understand every thing too; but it is 'not always so. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kinfl, and:...
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Volume 2

John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 520 pages
...to be mistaken in. Those •who have read of every thing, are thought to understand ewry thingStoo; but it is not always so. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and...
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A Manual of Essays: Selected from Various Authors

Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...ESSAY 39READING. (Locke.) THOSE who have read of every thing, are thought to understand every thing too ; but it is not always so. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge ; it is thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and...
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The conduct of the understanding. To which is prefixed, a sketch of the life ...

John Locke - 1812 - 178 pages
...are apt to be mistaken in. Those who have read of every thing, are thought to understand every thing too ; but it is not always so. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking makes what we read eurs. We are of the ruminating kind, and...
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An essay concerning human understanding. To which are now added, i. Analysis ...

John Locke - 1816 - 1048 pages
...are apt to be mistakcu in. Those who have road of every thing, are thought to understand every thing too; but it is not always so. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating- kind, and...
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The Works of John Locke, Volume 3

John Locke - Philosophy - 1823 - 406 pages
...apt to be mistaken in. Those u"&* who have read of every thing, are thought to understand every thing too; but it is not always so. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge ; it is thinking makes what we read ours , We are of the ruminating kind, and...
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The conduct of the understanding

John Locke - Intellect - 1823 - 202 pages
...are apt to be mistaken in. Those who have read of every thing, are thought to understand every thing too ; but it is not always so. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and...
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The works of John Locke. To which is added the life of the author ..., Volume 3

John Locke - 1823 - 408 pages
...apt to be mistaken in. Those " who have read of every thing, are thought to understand every thing too; but it is not always so. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge ; it is thinking makes what we read ours We are of the ruminating kind, and...
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