1732 John LOCKE Essay Concerning Education English Philosophy Pedagogy Sydenham

LOCKE, John

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“I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.”

– John Locke

 

After studying medicine under the teaching of Thomas Sydenham, John Locke began his journey of philosophical thinking that would develop into some of his most famous works. In 1693, Locke published a treatise on education entitled ‘Thoughts Concerning Education’. Throughout the 18th-century it was the most important work on the philosophy of education in England. This work was an extension from ‘Concerning Human Understanding’ in which he describes how to educate the ‘blank slate’ mind described in ‘Human Understanding’.

 

A rare 1732 edition of Locke’s famous education treatise.

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1732 John LOCKE Essay Concerning Education English Philosophy Pedagogy Sydenham

 

“I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.”

– John Locke

 

After studying medicine under the teaching of Thomas Sydenham, John Locke began his journey of philosophical thinking that would develop into some of his most famous works. In 1693, Locke published a treatise on education entitled ‘Thoughts Concerning Education’. Throughout the 18th-century it was the most important work on the philosophy of education in England. This work was an extension from ‘Concerning Human Understanding’ in which he describes how to educate the ‘blank slate’ mind described in ‘Human Understanding’.

 

A rare 1732 edition of Locke’s famous education treatise.

 

Item number: #24992

Price: $599

 

LOCKE, John

 

Some thoughts concerning education

 

London: Printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch …, 1732

 

Details:

  • Collation: Complete with all pages
    • [6], 331 (i.e. 325), [3]
  • Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Edward Francis Witts
    • Likely Edward Francis Witts (1813-1886), rector of Upper Slaughter in Gloucestershire. He was also the father of George Backhouse Witts (1846–1912), a British civil engineer and archaeologist who specialised in the prehistoric barrows of Gloucestershire. Motto: ANTE OBITUM NEMO FELIX
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10.5cm)

 

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24992

Category

Philosophy

Authors

LOCKE, John

Printing Date

18th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Excellent

Collation

Complete