Ep. 258: Locke on Acquiring Simple Ideas (Part One)

from The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast · host Mark Linsenmayer

On the first half of Book II of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689). How do we get our ideas? Simple ideas must come in through perception, but this doesn't just mean the senses; also reflection on our own minds, and this added layer of complexity allows us to bring in memory, concepts, time, and more. Don't wait for part two; get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition now. Please support PEL! The post Ep. 258: Locke on Acquiring Simple Ideas (Part One) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

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