Locke believed that ideas were caused by the objects in the world. Everything comes from sensations and reflection.
The impact of Locke's views were in bk 2 ch. 1 Locke says reflection is derivited sensation and is the central activity of the mind. He says reflection really does not matter.
This part of Locke's thinking I believe because in contrast Des Cartes always asks the crazy questions of questioning his existance. I can understand Locke's ideas about everything coming from sensation and reflection of worldly objects.
Another question Locke asks is does the mind always think? Locke doesn't think the mind always thinks. When you sleep he says you go into different mental states.
His ideas contrast with Des Cartes who says you are always thinking. I am for once on the side of Descartes because like we said in class aren't we all in someway conscious even in our sleep. We're always dreaming and if something is bothering many times you have dreams about it.
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we're always thinking so i agree with you and descartes. i know that we think during our dreamsbecause many times we have control in our dreams. in nightmares we think about how we will get away so how could Locke say that we aren't always thinking when even in our dreams we havethe abiality to think and reason?
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