# Mr. Locke — A Treatise of Human Nature character guide

> Mr. Locke in A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** John Locke

**First appearance:** 0006-section-i-of-the-origin-of-our-ideas

## Who they are

Philosopher whose ideas are referenced and critiqued throughout the work.

## Relationships

### [David Hume](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_treatise_of_human_nature_se/characters/david_hume)

_professional_

Hume builds upon and critiques Locke's empiricist ideas, treating him as a foundational philosophical colleague and predecessor.

## In the story

### [Book I: Of the Understanding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_treatise_of_human_nature_se/chapters/book-i-of-the-understanding)

Referenced as a predecessor in the discussion of ideas.

### [Part I: Of Ideas, Their Origin, Composition, Connection, Abstraction, etc.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_treatise_of_human_nature_se/chapters/part-i-of-ideas-their-origin-composition-connection-abstraction-etc)

Referenced in relation to the discussion of abstract ideas and the origin of ideas.

### [Part III: Of Knowledge and Probability](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_treatise_of_human_nature_se/chapters/part-iii-of-knowledge-and-probability)

Referenced as a philosopher whose views on abstract ideas are critiqued.

### [Part IV: Of the Sceptical and Other Systems of Philosophy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_treatise_of_human_nature_se/chapters/part-iv-of-the-sceptical-and-other-systems-of-philosophy)

Referenced in discussion of abstract ideas and primary/secondary qualities.

### [Section VIII: The Same Subject Continued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_treatise_of_human_nature_se/chapters/section-viii-the-same-subject-continued)

Referenced implicitly in the discussion of the association of ideas and the nature of perceptions.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_treatise_of_human_nature_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned as having perverted the original sense of the word 'idea', and referenced in discussions on property and reasoning.

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