[Revised entry by Jan-Erik Jones on September 1, 2026. Changes to: Bibliography] The technical term ‘real essence’ is heavily utilized by the English philosopher John Locke (1632 – 1704) in his An Essay Concerning Human Understanding[1] (hereafter “Essay”) that was first published in London, in December of 1689. In order to understand a great many […] The post Locke on Real Essence appeared first on Philosophy News .