An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Book IV: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Book IV, credited to John Locke, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Book IV by John Locke. Read in English by Gillian Hendrie; Pamela Nagami; Jennifer Henry; Matthew Bennett; Kathleen Moore; Kristine Bekere; WalrusEnsemble; MorganScorpion; locturne; Johan Supertramp; Craig Campbell; ChadH94 This is the fourth book of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. His book deals with knowledge and probability. He asks how far knowledge can go, if there are universal propositions, what are judgment and probability and deals with faith, reason and enthusiasm. - Summary by Soupy

Recording facts

• Recording title: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Book IV
• Author credits: John Locke
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 6:34:37

Catalogue topics

• enlightenment
• knowledge
• english language
• english philosopher
• probability

Track guide

1. 00 - Synopsis — 4:47
2. 01 - Chapter 1 Of Knowledge in General — 14:25
3. 02 - Chapter 2 Of The Degrees of Our Knowledge — 24:15
4. 03 - Chapter 3 Of The Extent Of Human Knowledge Part 1 — 37:47
5. 04 - Chapter 3 Of The Extent Of Human Knowledge Part 2 — 24:03
6. 05 - Chapter 4 Of The Reality of Knowledge — 34:25
7. 06 - Chapter 5 Of Truth In General — 15:44
8. 07 - Chapter 6 Of Universal Propositions: Their Truth And Certainty — 43:13
9. 08 - Chapter 7 Of Maxims — 56:51
10. 09 - Chapter 8 Of Trifling Propositions — 20:54
11. 10 - Chapter 9 Of Our Threefold Knowledge Of Existence — 3:20
12. 11 - Chapter 10 Of Our Knowledge Of The Existence Of A God — 30:17
13. 12 - Chapter 11 Of Our Knowledge Of The Existence Of Other Things — 24:44
14. 13 - Chapter 12 Of The Improvement Of Our Knowledge — 29:32
15. 14 - Chapter 13 Some Further Considerations Concerning Our Knowledge — 5:30
16. 15 - Chapter 14 Of Judgment — 5:20
17. 16 - Chapter 15 Of Probability — 11:54
18. 17 - Chapter 16 Of The Degrees Of Assent — 36:19
19. 18 - Chapter 17 Of Reason — 33:50
20. 19 - Chapter 18 Of Faith And Reason, And Their Distinct Provinces — 22:04
21. 20 - Chapter 19 Of Enthusiasm (not in early editions) — 29:21
22. 21 - Chapter 20 Of Wrong Assent, Or Error — 41:55
23. 22 - Chapter 21 Of The Division of the Sciences — 5:03

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