"The Great Ocean of Knowledge"

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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 9789004181151
ISBN-13 : 9004181156
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Book Synopsis "The Great Ocean of Knowledge" by : Ann Talbot

Download or read book "The Great Ocean of Knowledge" written by Ann Talbot and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the way in which, working within the investigative tradition associated with the Royal Society, the philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) used travellers' reports to develop a form of comparative social anthropology which was to inform his major philosophical works.


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