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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