This philosopher argued that the real essences of substances can never be known, and that our "species" and "genus" terms are nominal essences.
This philosopher argued that the real essences of substances can never be known, and that our "species" and "genus" terms are nominal essences. One book by this philosopher uses the example of light falling on porphyry rock to argue that colors are observer-dependent secondary qualities. That book by this man was refuted chapter-by-chapter in Gottfried Leibniz's New Essays on Human Understanding. This man's work (*) Some Thoughts on Education drew from his earlier contention that the human mind is born without innate ideas, introduced in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. For 10 points, name this English philosopher who argued that the mind at birth is a tabula rasa and wrote Two Treatises of Government.
This philosopher argued that the real essences of substances can never be known, and that our "species" and "genus" terms are nominal essences.
John {Locke}