"The Great Ocean of Knowledge"

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"The Great Ocean of Knowledge" is written by Ann Talbot and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004183639 (ISBN 10) and 9789004183636 (ISBN 13).

The philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) owned one of the most extensive collections of travel literature held in any private scholarly library of his day. It is an interest which seems very much at odds with Locke's reputation as an empirical philosopher because travellers' reports have acquired a reputation for unreliability. This book sets Locke's use of travel literature within the context of the natural historical methods of investigation associated with Francis Bacon and the Royal Society. It examines the notes he made in his commonplace books to demonstrate that Locke was developing a form of comparative social anthropology and had a sympathetic attitude towards Native Americans despite his role as a colonial adminstrator.