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This 5 page report discusses English philosopher, John Locke (1632-1704) and his focus on his beliefs regarding human ideas and the essence of “substance.” Arguing against the long-established proposition of intrinsic ideas, Locke believed that the mind is born blank, a tabula rasa upon which the world presents itself via the experience of the five senses. Knowledge arising from sensation is perfected by reflection, thus enabling humans to arrive at such ideas as space, time, and infinity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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on using this paper properly! Introduction English philosopher, John Locke (1632-1704) primarily focuses on the framework of justifiable and workable government, all other issues and ideas as they relate
to humanity can be explained and elaborated upon in and through that relationship. Locke also establishes the issues and viability relating to virtue. Almost the entire core of the intellectual
activity of the eighteenth century in England leads back to Locke. Locke was able to succinctly describe and honor the Enlightenment in his belief in the middle class and its
right to freedom of conscience and right to property, in his faith in science, and in his confidence in the goodness of humanity. Locke was convinced that in order for
a liberal, tolerant, regime to survive, it had to be intolerant of those who were neither liberal nor tolerant. His influence upon philosophy and political theory has been incalculable.
Substance In the "Essay Concerning Human Understanding," Locke carefully reviews the characteristics of the human mind and the course by which it is aware of the world outside and around
it. Arguing against the long-established proposition of intrinsic ideas, Locke believed that the mind is born blank, a tabula rasa upon which the world presents itself via the experience of
the five senses. Knowledge arising from sensation is perfected by reflection, thus enabling humans to arrive at such ideas as space, time, and infinity. Locke also believed that all persons
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