"The perception of the connexion and agreement or disagreement and repugnancy of any of our Ideas" This is how Locke defined knowledge. This is an interesting definition because he is saying that things that have been debated are knowledge more or less. I like this concept and i have never really looked at this way. Since we have always been taught that the definition of a word is just what ever webster has to say. Looking at this definition i see that there is more then one right way to look at things. Descarte looks at knowledge through dreaming was a large part of knowledge but his idea is nothing like lockes take on it. I find that this a much clearer idea then what Descarte was speaking of.
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I AGREE WITH THE POST IN THE SENSE THAT GOD IS LOOKED AT AS AN HIGHER POWER AND MAYBE SPRITUAL HELP, I WOULD EVEN TAKE IT A STEP FUTHER BECAUSE I FEEL THAT NO MATTER WHAT CIVILIZATION OR GROUP OF PEOPLE THERE WAS ALWAYS A HIGHER BEING TO WORSHIP. SO I FEEL THAT GOD IS NOT JUS SOMETHING INNATE.
STEFAN GROSSETT
At first I wasn't understanding your connection between his quote and through what you said about things have been debated are knowledge more or less. I did not see the the two connections but then when you went on to explain yourself I began to understand and also agree with you. I def. agree that there is more than one way to look at a word or its meaning. There are also words that have more than just one meaning. People can agree or disagree to our ideas but that doesn't mean we are wrong. I like that way of looking at things that Locke said.
I just found that this way of looking at knowledge such a different way but its very relateable.
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