The Epistle Dedicatory

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New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.

John Locke

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding

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Topic

Resistance to change Status quo Innovation

Author

John Locke

Source

The Epistle Dedicatory An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1690 1690s 17th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Locke, John. "The Epistle Dedicatory." An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. London: Thomas Basset, 1690.

Current Citation

Locke, John. "The Epistle Dedicatory." An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, edited by Roger Woolhouse. Penguin Classics, 1998.