Excerpt from Locke's Writings and Philosophy: Historically Considered, Vindicated From the Charge of Contributing, to the Scepticism of Hume In a work of this nature, surveying so wide and difficult a field, no doubt errors will be detected; some oversight of matters worthy of attention, some instances of bad reasoning, and of that laxity of phrase against which it is so difficult to guard. Such errors I shall rejoice to see corrected, being anxious only for the fullest investigation of the subject, for the advancement of mental and moral science. My wish is to be one of those combatants whom Locke describes as a champion for knowledge, truth, and peace; not a slave to vainglory, ambition, or a party. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.