John Locke (1632-1704)

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- Probably the most influential European Political Philosopher of his time

- A major early figure in British Empiricism

- Primarily interested in the nature of the Mind

- a Theist & a Dualist

- ALL ideas are derived from experience, but some "faculties of the mind" are innate

- Developed the notion of "primary" vs. "secondary" qualities of objects

- Thinking & Perceiving are different words for the same process

- He avoided all questions about the physiological basis of thought

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