John Locke- Sense Experience to Ideas Flashcards
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Who was John Locke and what did he state?
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John Locke was an empiricist
-Said that people taste, smell, touch, see, and hear the external world
-Stated that the mind was a blank state until a sense experience occurred
-The term “sensation” describes our experience of the world.
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How does sensation produce an idea?
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This sensation produces a impression on the mind. The mind thinks about these impressions- called reflection
-This reflection eventually creates the idea
3
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What is a simple idea?
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simple sensations (colour, taste, and texture) and impressions (subjective experience of something)
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What is a complex idea?
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Combining and reflecting on simple sensations creates a complex idea
