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Consciousness is the perception of what passes in man's own mind.

Consciousness is the perception of what passes in man's own mind.

John Locke
Men, Perception, Mind
John Locke (1836). “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding”, p.59

To ask at what time a man has first any ideas is to ask when he begins to perceive; having ideas and perception being the same thing.

John Locke
Men, Ideas, Perception
John Locke (1996). “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding”, p.36, Hackett Publishing

Some eyes want spectacles to see things clearly and distinctly: but let not those that use them therefore say nobody can see clearly without them.

John Locke
Eye, Perception, Use
John Locke (1812). “The works of John Locke. To which is added the life of the author and a collection of several of his pieces, publ. by mr. Desmaizeaux”, p.114

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