Georges Dicker here provides a commentary on John Locke's masterwork, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding-the foundational work of classical Empiricism. Dicker's commentary is an accessible guide for students who are reading Locke for the first time, a useful research tool for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, and a contribution to Locke scholarship for professional scholars. It is designed to be read alongside the Essay, but does not presuppose
familiarity with it.