One of the ideas advanced in this book divides characteristics into either primary or secondary, the first of which is innate to an object, and the second of which is within the observer.
One of the ideas advanced in this book divides characteristics into either primary or secondary, the first of which is innate to an object, and the second of which is within the observer. Another idea in this work states that all objects have innate substance. Its second book states that "all ideas come from sensation or reflection", which underscores its creator's belief that no knowledge is innate. A reaction to rationalist thinking, it carefully examines the concept of identity, and states that man knows of three substances: God, finite intelligences, and bodies. For ten points, name this 1690 essay by John Locke.
One of the ideas advanced in this book divides characteristics into either primary or secondary, the first of which is innate to an object, and the second of which is within the observer.
An {Essay Concerning Human Understanding}