...NOTIONS Chapter L Introduction Sect. 1 . An inquiry into the understanding, pleasant and useful. — Since it is the understanding that sets man above...he has over them, it is certainly a subject, even from its nobleness, worth our labour to inquire into. The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes...

...revisions initiated by the Protestant Reformation. The first sentence in the Introduction to An Essay runs: "Since it is the understanding that sets man above...for its nobleness, worth our labour to inquire into" (E, j). Like a new Genesis, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding begins with the dominion of humans...

...Menschen als eines vernunftbegabten Wesens konstituiere das Recht zur Nutzung der vemunftlosen Dinge12 9: "Since it is the Understanding that sets Man above...the Advantage and Dominion, which he has over them" (ECHU 1. 1,1, Nidditch). Der Mensch muß nicht nur das Recht auf alle lebenden (Pflanzen und Tiere),...

...depends on a very traditional claim for the distinguishing character of the understanding as that which "sets Man above the rest of sensible Beings, and gives...the Advantage and Dominion, which he has over them" (1.1.1). This issue resurfaces in book 2's account of our powers of abstraction, where Locke suggests...

...The following excerpt presents Locke's rationale for undertaking the illuminating book: John Locke Since it is the understanding that sets man above...certainly a subject, even for its nobleness, worth our labor to inquire into. The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other...

...that man is a rational animal, and he also supports the strong claim of modern philosophy that ". . . it is the understanding that sets man above the rest...the advantage and dominion which he has over them . . ." (Locke, p. 1). Popper says similarly that our ability to search actively for mistakes is the...

...begins the introduction to his essay with a call to inquire critically into the nature of understanding. Since it is the understanding that sets man above...for its nobleness, worth our labour to inquire into. The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes no notice...

...has a cause, and that God exists. Such insight is a product of our 'understanding' or 'reason'. And: It is the Understanding that sets Man above the rest...the Advantage and Dominion which he has over them. (Locke 1689: III) [Reason is] that faculty whereby Man is supposed to be distinguished from Beasts,...

...three respects. First, Locke singled out the special importance of investigating the understanding: "it is the understanding that sets man above the rest of sensible beings." While this was by no means a new sentiment — since Aristotle, reason had been used to distinguish...

...the faculty, or ability, in humans that makes them different from other animals. But Locke also says "it is the understanding that sets man above the rest of sensible beings [other animals]." What, then, is the difference between "understanding" and "reason"? Locke says "understanding"...