What does John Locke mean by "true history of the beginnings of human knowledge" in clause 15 of book IV?

Question

Essay concerning human understanding. What are these parts of history and how does it give an empiricist theory of ideas?

Answer 1

I couldn't find clause 15...I found this in Wiki...and some statements he made.

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To love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues.

To love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues.

John Locke (29 August 1632 –28 October 1704) was an influencial English philosopher and social contract theorist. He developed an alternative to the Hobbesian state of nature and argued a government could only be legitimate if it received the consent of the governed and protected the natural rights of life, liberty, and estate. If such a consent was not achieved, Locke argued in favor of a right of rebellion.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT FIRST PARAGRAPH CAME FROM...IT WASN'T PART OF WHAT I COPIED.(Found it...it's on the "edit" button at the top..didn't know I clicked it)

Answer 2

Not everyone here is familiar with John Locke.Even though this is Alternate Science not Philosophy.I'd still like to see you get some answers.Provide a link and someone might take a look.