Book I: Of Innate Notions
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"Book I: Of Innate Notions" is the opening section of John Locke’s *An Essay Concerning Human Understanding*, in which he argues against the existence of innate ideas in the human mind.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book I: Of Innate Notions canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
part of a philosophical treatise
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philosophical book section ⓘ |
| aimsTo | undermine rationalist doctrines of innate ideas ⓘ |
| argumentAgainst |
innate ideas in the human mind
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innate practical principles ⓘ innate speculative principles ⓘ |
| author | John Locke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInWork | first book ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| followedBy | Book II of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
early modern philosophy
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epistemology ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialIntention | clear the ground for an empirical theory of ideas ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early modern epistemology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment views on human nature
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later empiricist philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early modern debates on innate ideas ⓘ |
| inWork | An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Book I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
empiricism
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innate ideas ⓘ |
| partOf | An Essay Concerning Human Understanding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalClaim |
children and the uneducated lack supposed innate principles
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no principles are universally assented to ⓘ universal consent does not prove innateness ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | British empiricism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSubject |
human understanding
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origin of ideas ⓘ |
| positionHeld | denial of innate ideas ⓘ |
| supportsView | mind as initially a tabula rasa ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | first edition of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690) ⓘ |
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