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John Locke

British empiricist philosopher, criticized for his view of substance.

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Also known as poor old Locke, Locke

First appearance: lecture i the types of philosophic thinking

John Locke shows up with force in Lecture VII: The Continuity of Experience. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as 'poor old Locke' whom Green belabored for not seeing that ideas of sensation are unrelated; James defends Locke against Green's critique.
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