In an apparent response to Descartes" work, John Locke wrote a series of considerations concerning how we perceive the nature of our world. ... Locke looks at this argument in the following way. ... This is known to Locke as Privation, or "the state of being deprived; especially: lack of what is needed for existence." ... In reference to qualities of the second degree, Locke makes a point to form a simple distinction in how qualities of the second order can be perceived. ...

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In the 17th century, philosophers René Descartes and John Locke challenged the idea of knowledge and its origin. Locke reasoned that knowledge cannot be absolute because it relies on the senses and observations. ... I believe Locke's "tabula rasa" picture of the mind illustrates this principle best. ... Locke has a very strong counter argument to this proposition. ... Our upbringing and even lack of remembrance may lead us to feel like certain ideas were integrated into our mind, but knowledge stems most accurately from our senses and investigation, as argued by John Lock...

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Another philosopher in Part I is John Locke. Locke argues that the senses are the primary source of knowledge. ... There are many arguments Locke mentions in the Essay Concerning Human Understanding. ... Origination of ideas: Locke says that knowledge comes from experience and that all our knowledge is build from ideas. ... Primary and Secondary Qualities: Locke defines primary qualities as things actually in the world such as size, shape and motion that we perceive in the objects. ...

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Modern ideas of realism however, came largely through the influence of Francis Bacon's (1561 - 1626) inductive methodology and John Locke's (1632 - 1704) proposal that the human mind is developed through environment and experiences. ...

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The leading empiricist is John Locke and he rejects the concept of innate ideas.There are also other empiricists that support Lockes concept such as George Berkeley and David Hume. Nevertheless, this criticism of Locke to Descartes, prove more than enough, that the empiricist account is more plausible. ... Furthermore, Locke denies the concept of the Cogito argument. ... Locke continues to talk about the experience we receive from the world and that they may differ. ... Rene Descartes was a rationalist whereas John Locke who was an empiricist. ...

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The "self" is an evolving part of each of us, responsible for thoughts and actions. Self is created by everything it is exposed to through feelings and thoughts. We are shaped by our surroundings: family, school, friends, music, and anything we experience in our day-to-day lives. I was born with ...

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As man progressed through the various stages of evolution, it is assumed that at a certain point he began to ponder the world around him. Of course, these first attempts fell short of being scholarly, probably consisting of a few grunts and snorts at best. As time passed on, though, these ideas...

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L.). (1963) Collected Works of John Stuart Mill. ... John Locke, a pre-eminent philosopher of the 17th century agrees in that he claims that the vehicle of the power to produce ideas in us is nothing but the primary qualities of the object which has the power. ...

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