PHI 1500 Lecture 22: John Locke + Experiences + Ideas
17 Nov 2016
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Experience: sensations and reflections: how do we learn about the operations of our mind, sensations: use senses for external objects, reflections: no senses involved for reflections. Use internal sense: claimed that we have 6 senses. Do not have the ability to invent or destroy ideas: all our knowledge comes from our 5 senses, reflection isn"t technically part of experience because we don"t gain new knowledge. What are simple and complex ideas: simple: Most basic and fundamental piece of knowledge. The result of your immediate contact with reality. Types: sensation only, ideas that are of more than one senses, purely reflection senses: complex: combination of simple ideas. Everyting that looks complicated is just a combination of simple ideas. Only accepted knowledge that was 100% certain knowledge. Locke: build knowledge by combining simple ideas. How many senses do we need to have one simple idea: sensation:
