On Locke՚s Refutation of Innate Ideas

British philosopher John Locke was the first major proponent of Empiricism. He made significant contributions in the field of epistemology and political philosophy. Locke՚s The Essay Concerning Human Understanding is of huge significance from epistemological and empirical point of view. In this work, he emphasizes on the importance and becoming aware of our own understanding and raises concern about origination of ideas and extent of human knowledge. He states the purpose of this work to venture into the o…

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