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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

Summary

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding authored John Locke[3].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding's genre is philosophy[5].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is part of Index Librorum Prohibitorum[6].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding's country of origin is recorded as England[8].
  • +1690-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding[9].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding was released on +1690-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding's has edition or translation is recorded as Essai philosophique concernant l’entendement humain[11].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding's has edition or translation is recorded as Q136402884[12].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138507161[13].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding's main subject is epistemology[14].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'}[15].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding's derivative work is recorded as An abridgment of Mr. Locke’s Essay concerning human understanding[16].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding's copyright status is recorded as public domain[17].
  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding's copyright status is recorded as public domain[18].

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Authorship and Creation

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding authored John Locke[3].

Publication

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding was published on +1690-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is philosophy[5]. It is part of Index Librorum Prohibitorum[6].

Subject and Themes

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding's main subject is epistemology[14].

Why It Matters

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

England John Locke literary work philosophy public domain

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → John Locke
    Inception → —
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    Has edition or translation → Essai philosophique concernant l’entendement humain, Q136402884, Q138507161
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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