Revue philosophique de la France et de l’étranger 2003/4 Volume 128
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Locke and His Theory of an Existence of Things Outside Ourselves

Pages 421 to 433

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  • FOREST, Denis,
2003. Locke and His Theory of an Existence of Things Outside Ourselves. Revue philosophique de la France et de l’étranger, 2003/4 Volume 128, p.421-433. DOI : 10.3917/rphi.034.0421. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-revue-philosophique-2003-4-page-421?lang=en.
  • Forest, Denis.
« Locke and His Theory of an Existence of Things Outside Ourselves ». Revue philosophique de la France et de l’étranger, 2003/4 Volume 128, 2003. p.421-433. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-revue-philosophique-2003-4-page-421?lang=en.
  • Forest, D.
(2003). Locke and His Theory of an Existence of Things Outside Ourselves. Revue philosophique de la France et de l’étranger, 128(4), 421-433. https://doi.org/10.3917/rphi.034.0421.

https://doi.org/10.3917/rphi.034.0421

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  • Forest, D.
(2003). Locke and His Theory of an Existence of Things Outside Ourselves. Revue philosophique de la France et de l’étranger, 128(4), 421-433. https://doi.org/10.3917/rphi.034.0421.
  • Forest, Denis.
« Locke and His Theory of an Existence of Things Outside Ourselves ». Revue philosophique de la France et de l’étranger, 2003/4 Volume 128, 2003. p.421-433. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-revue-philosophique-2003-4-page-421?lang=en.
  • FOREST, Denis,
2003. Locke and His Theory of an Existence of Things Outside Ourselves. Revue philosophique de la France et de l’étranger, 2003/4 Volume 128, p.421-433. DOI : 10.3917/rphi.034.0421. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-revue-philosophique-2003-4-page-421?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/rphi.034.0421

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Locke distinguishes: intuitive knowledge (i.e. that of my existence), rational knowledge (i.e. God’s), and sensitive knowledge. It is through the latter that we reach the knowledge of “other things.” Now, one may wonder how can sense be both at the same time judge and witness. In fact, according to Locke, our knowledge of things outside ourselves bears some “effective reliability” but it is not necessarily a true knowledge, which is indeed unattainable.

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