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| Innate: abilities, ideas, dispositions, which are not acquired in the course of a development, but are present in an organism from the outset. - In philosophy N. Chomsky and J. Locke are relevant authors on this topic._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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John Locke on Innateness - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 244 Innate/Locke/Höffe: Innate [for Locke] are merely abilities that enable the formation of ideas and principles, but only attain real knowledge through experience. Descartes/Höffe: However, even for Locke's opponent, Descartes, the possession of innate ideas consists in nothing other than the inner ability to evoke them. Höffe: There is probably a political reason why Locke so vehemently rejects innate ideas despite the small difference: According to Locke people are fallible, moreover they depend on mutual consideration which is why every dogmatism in the political-practical and every dogmatism in the theoretical field is fought. Locke does not doubt the truth of a theoretical principle such as the principle of contradiction, nor the validity of basic moral norms such as justice, the prohibition of damages or the commandment to observe contracts. Nevertheless, he vehemently opposes the view that they are devoid of any discussion, because then the competent authorities would be entitled to prevent relevant discussions. Instead, everyone should have the right to check prevailing opinions with his own intellect, for example, that the human is not inherently free by nature or that (absolute) monarchy is derived from divine law. - - - Danto I 113 Imagination/innate/Locke: Thesis: Imagination is innate. - (ChomskyVs). - Simple ideas cannot be imagined. >Imagination/Kant, >Ideas/Locke, >Imagination. --- Euchner I 17 Ideas/LockeVs innate ideas: would they exist, cultures could not diverge this way. --- I 19 Spirit: blank blackboard. --- Arndt II 191 Innate ideas/tradition/Arndt: certain independence of ideas and language, recognition without language, representation. >Thought and language, >World/Thinking, >Representation, >Language/Locke._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Loc III J. Locke An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 Danto I A. C. Danto Connections to the World - The Basic Concepts of Philosophy, New York 1989 German Edition: Wege zur Welt München 1999 Danto III Arthur C. Danto Nietzsche as Philosopher: An Original Study, New York 1965 German Edition: Nietzsche als Philosoph München 1998 Danto VII A. C. Danto The Philosophical Disenfranchisement of Art (Columbia Classics in Philosophy) New York 2005 Loc I W. Euchner Locke zur Einführung Hamburg 1996 Loc II H.W. Arndt "Locke" In Grundprobleme der großen Philosophen - Neuzeit I, J. Speck (Hg), Göttingen 1997 |
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