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But it is clear enough that Locke was shifting to very different ground from that which arrested the attention of his predecessors.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgBut it is clear enough that Locke was shifting to very different ground from that which arrested the attention of his predecessors.
Laski points out that Locke was moving towards a new philosophical ground that differed significantly from his predecessors.
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