John Locke quotes on experience

John Locke on experience

John Locke (1632–1704) approaches experience within Empiricism. The mind at birth is without innate speculative principles; ideas come from sensation and reflection. Primary qualities resemble external powers; secondary qualities do not. On this page, the archive isolates English passages where that project meets experience most directly—useful for searches such as “john locke quotes on experience.”

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