John Locke's systematic account of the origins, nature, and limits of human knowledge, arguing that all ideas derive from sensory experience and reflection.
The mind is originally a tabula rasa; simple ideas come from sensation and reflection; complex ideas are built from simple ones. Distinguishes primary qualities (mind-independent) from secondary qualities (mind-dependent). Introduces the concept of personal identity as continuity of consciousness.
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