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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| Book I: Of Innate Notions canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Book I: Of Innate Notions Context triple: [Book II: Of Ideas, follows, Book I: Of Innate Notions]
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Book II: Of Ideas
Book II: Of Ideas is the section of John Locke’s *An Essay Concerning Human Understanding* that develops his influential theory of how the mind acquires and forms ideas from experience.
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Book II: Of Reasoning
Book II: Of Reasoning is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic" that systematically analyzes the principles and processes of human reasoning and inference.
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Book I: Of Names and Propositions
Book I: Of Names and Propositions is the opening section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic," in which he analyzes the nature and function of names and the structure of propositions in logical reasoning.
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Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy
"Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy" is the opening section of David Hume’s *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding*, in which he distinguishes between different kinds of philosophical inquiry and their respective aims and methods.
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Book 1: Of the Understanding
Book 1: Of the Understanding is the first major section of David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature*, in which he develops his influential empiricist theory of human cognition, ideas, and knowledge.
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Target entity: Book I: Of Innate Notions Target entity description: "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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A.
Book II: Of Ideas
Book II: Of Ideas is the section of John Locke’s *An Essay Concerning Human Understanding* that develops his influential theory of how the mind acquires and forms ideas from experience.
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B.
Book II: Of Reasoning
Book II: Of Reasoning is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic" that systematically analyzes the principles and processes of human reasoning and inference.
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C.
Book I: Of Names and Propositions
Book I: Of Names and Propositions is the opening section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic," in which he analyzes the nature and function of names and the structure of propositions in logical reasoning.
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D.
Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy
"Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy" is the opening section of David Hume’s *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding*, in which he distinguishes between different kinds of philosophical inquiry and their respective aims and methods.
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E.
Book 1: Of the Understanding
Book 1: Of the Understanding is the first major section of David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature*, in which he develops his influential empiricist theory of human cognition, ideas, and knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
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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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