Degrees of Certainty and Sensitive Knowledge

In recent work, I have argued that what Locke calls ‘sensitive knowledge’ is not really knowledge, according to his own definition. Knowledge, as Locke defines it, is the perception of an agreement or disagreement between two ideas (E, IV.ii.15: 538). However, on Locke’s theory, sensitive kno...

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Main Author: Samuel Rickless
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Libraries, The University of Western Ontario 2015-12-01
Series:Locke Studies
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Online Access:https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/locke/article/view/684