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Some Thoughts Concerning Education, audio reading
John Locke
A modern volunteer audio reading of Locke's book on education, letting listeners hear his ideas spoken aloud.
This is a modern reading of Locke's own book, giving students a way to hear his educational ideas.
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What it is
This is a recorded reading of Some Thoughts Concerning Education, a book written by John Locke. The recording itself was made much later by a volunteer reader and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons in 2008; it is not Locke's own voice.
Why it matters
Locke's book set out influential ideas about raising and teaching children, shaping views on education for generations after him. Hearing it read aloud can make his arguments feel more immediate, though the voice is a modern reader's, not Locke's.
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This book is part of the curated material that grounds the AI version of John Locke on Humy.ai — when students ask about related events, the AI can quote it and cite it.
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