For the purpose of this essay I would like to look at and discus the argument put forth by both Locke and Descartes on the topic of innate ideas. ... In my opinion Locke's rejection of innate ideas is in much better agreement with my studies of human growth and development. ... However, I also feel that innate ideas should be considered separate from our inherent nature. I would argue that though I believe, as Locke did, that our ideas are shaped by our sensory perception of our environment as we grow and develop from our childhood through adolescence and into adulthood, we are born with ...

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Innate Weaknesses Human nature is a topic often examined and is discussed in Shakespeare's Othello. Specific human traits that are negative are present in all humans, yet some control them better than others. These negative traits are considered innate weaknesses in human composition. ... Iago performs his evil doings for self-interest and brings this innate desire of bettering oneself out in Othello as part of his plan. ... He uses what he knows of the innate human characteristics and threatening vices to knock everyone out of his way. ...

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The innate behaviors that horses are born with, meaning behaviours referred to as natural, are suckling, standing, running and neighing. ... Instead, the horse has a simple stomach that works much like a human's. ... The instincts of horses can be used to human advantage to create a bond between human and horse. ...

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The human innate behavior, up to this very day, has not been quite understood mainly due to its intricate aspects. ... The human ego, as we know it, leads us to mistrust individuals in our daily lives. For example, in a society with no laws whatsoever, the innate barbaric instincts will eventually overcome feeble individuals. ... Human actions are guided by the ego that is present within them. ... The human ego and as well as the innate behavior is completely egotestical and materialistic. ...

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Human rights are regarded as rights that are automatically given to any one person solely on the fact that they are human, regardless of that person's social class, ethnicity, age or gender. ... As Cardenas says, "Human rights violations do not just happen. ... Since this evilness is innate, then the violations made from one human being to another cannot ever be done away with. ... " All of these are merely excuses as to why human violations occur. ... As human beings, all people need to see that violating each other's human rights is not the way to elicit change. ...

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It is obvious that human beings survive in inequality. ... This is the central idea of the Principle of Specialization, in which, people are not alike as they have innate difference. ... The fundamental premise Plato introduces is the idea of "innate difference". ... Human beings with different innate qualities are like sand with different sizes and education is a filter to place them into different layers according to ability. ... Conclusion Plato assumes that innate quality includes the willingness of fitting into the position. ...

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Scientific understanding of infectious diseases and different types of pathogens, has never been so extensive in the entire era of human beings. ... I am going to focus on how nonspecific responses can influence a pathogens' entry and development inside a human beings body. The innate immune system is a collaboration of white blood cells and plasma proteins. The responses produces by the innate immune system are ubiquitous and generalized, which gives them the name nonspecific response. ... Natural killer cells play a critical role in the innate immune system. ...

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From this, it can be seen that whoever devoid of the heart of compassion is not human, whoever is devoid of the heart of shame is not human, whoever is devoid of the heart of courtesy and modesty is not human, and whoever is devoid of the heart of right and wrong is not human. ... Mencius' theory on the goodness of human nature is based on the idea that the fundamental virtues of benevolence, dutifulness, respect for rites, and wisdom are innate qualities that are to be developed by each and every person. ... In turn, further questions arose in regards to his new founding principle on the...

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Two major ones include the loss of innocence and innate human evil. ... Innate human evil is a very important part of the novel. ... Every human being has an inner conflict involving innate human evil. ... The '"'beast'"' symbolizes the innate human evil in the children. ... Innate human evil is very crucial to the context of the novel. ...

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Human reason and freedom can only be source of moral law that is universal and binds everybody. ... Second, it cannot come from basic principles such as cogito because these ideas stay above human reason and cannot be known and represented. ... Innate knowledge about Good and cogito, independent from space and time is impossible. ... Also, since they are innate, they do not come from human reason and are above human freedom, if morality is based on them then our feeling of obligation will become a must rather than a sentiment. ... Thus, such innate ideas cannot be known because they cannot ...

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From the very beginning of human existence, humans have been ever so curious about the nature of their own beings. ... These all are questions derived from the original, if we are innately good then do we need salvation, if we are innately evil, how do we get saved? ... Zak a researcher, has found that some of our innate actions can be attributed to a hormone called oxytocin. ... The human race is complicated in all its facets. We are a compilation of human genetics and human experience. ...

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In An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Locke disputes the notion of innate ideas as a response to Cartesian Philosophy. ... In Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes argues that ideas such as infinity and God encompass more formal reality than do finite humans. ... Hence, even God's infiniteness cannot be seen as an innate idea, but rather one of a social upbringing. ... " (643) In order for these unknown truths to be innate, one would have to assert that everything we discover from reason was an innate idea. ... There are no innate ideas. ...

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There has been a withstanding debate among psychologists regarding whether human beings are born with innate ideas or whether they develop these ideas through experience. ... I turn now to my second premise which states that the idea of God's existence is innate. To best explain this premise, let's assume the idea of God's existence is not innate. ... The human intellect is not infinite because humans make errors, and if humans make errors, then it is possible for errors to be made in judgements. ... Innate, experience-independent knowledge. ...

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Descartes claims that there are three kinds of ideas: adventitious, invented, and innate. The existence of innate ideas is the bedrock of Descartes" system. ... He simply states that because the idea of God is not an adventitious or invented idea, the idea of God must be innate. ... Descartes says that the idea of a perfect God is too perfect of an idea for a human to invent. ... It is flawed because it is possible that God is an adventitious or invented idea, it is flawed because the causation principle cannot truly rely on God's existence, and it is flawed because there is no proof that...

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Civilization can be considered a state of highly sophisticated thoughts, manners and tastes in human society. ... The decline of order and civilization on the island can be attributed to Ralph's lacking leadership qualities, discipline and authority among the children, along with men's innate capacity for evil and savagery, as well as the absence of adult presence on the island. ... Finally, due to the absence of adult presence and watching eyes of law and order, some of the boys, as if free from shackles, choose to cease all previous attempts of suppressing their innate cruelty an...

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He believed that humans contain innate ideas. ... In Descartes first Meditation he focused about doubt and innate ideas. ... God is more powerful than an evil demon that may try to deceive my senses, however, since He created humans, the senses are not being manipulated. ... Innate ideas does not qualify to be innate because it admits that experience is required to trigger the knowledge. ... A rationalist states that humans have innate ideas, concepts that we are born with. ...

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Jack represents the innate evil in humans. ... This action truly expresses Jack's innate evil. ... Finally, Jack's actions bring out the innate evil in him. ... To hunt down a human being is the most immoral thing. ... To conclude, the innate evil that that surrounds humans is personified through Jack. ...

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Unlike Descartes, Locke claimed that innate ideas were practically non-existent. ... As mentioned before Locke as an empiricist contended that there are no innate principles stamped upon the mind of human being, because principles such as "Whatever is, is" and "It is impossible for the same thing to be and not to be" are not innately known to people, but are a result of knowledge through learning. ... Human nature is to seek pleasure and avoid pain. Although these are inherent to the human mind every different individual pursues and gains these basic needs buy utilizing different factors. ... ...

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If you were to ask a person who had never had contact with another human being before exactly who or what God is, I believe the person would ask who and what God is? Who is to say the idea of God is in fact innate, what proof is there to suggest that the idea is Innate, or that there are innate ideas at all? ... It is very possible that God is just a figment of the human imagination to give a cause to the unknown and keep him secure in the universe like a baby's blanket, after all no one has through the course of human history ever successfully and undeniably proved the existence of God. ...

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In religion we call this the 'human condition' and it represents the unique characteristics that accompany the act of being human. ... In Confucianism and Taoism life is stated as innately beautiful and all the means for spiritual advancement are encompassed within human beings at birth, but the issue now becomes: if perfection is inherent then where does the problem lie? The problem with the human condition in Confucianism and Taoism lies in people's inability to access the perfection that surrounds them and the solution is enlightenment to the fact that the nature within and a...

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Therefore, I do not approve of Utilitarianism as a moral theory because I cannot understand that if we as human beings are innately egotistical, why we would even humor the idea of being concerned about the pain and pleasure of others. ... This is not to say that human happiness comes from self-indulgence. ... The greatest criticism I have when it comes to Utilitarianism is the contradiction between how it describes human nature and what it expects from humans. ... Since this has nothing to do with any innate feelings related to morality, these sacrifices are not made out of altruism or comp...

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They argue that all human knowledge is absorbed from experience and observation alone. ... God is considered to be an innate idea by many religious believers. ... The main criticism that empiricist hold against rationalist is the their belief of innate ideas. ... An innate idea is a belief or idea present at birth, it is not grounded in experience. ... God is beyond the power of human conception, let alone observation. ...

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This belief consisted of numerous facts that led to the conclusion of innate white superiority. ... The idea of an innate superiority gave people a sense of security and power. ... Their physical differences were described in terms more attributed to beats than humans. ... Basically, human nature planted the seed and human nature fertilized the idea. If human nature was the root of the problem, only human nature can weed this problem out. ...

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According to Biological psychology, humans (and animals, etc.) are born with innate or native mental structures and behavior. ... The mental structures and behavior of those who are strong, are then passed down to further generations and, therefore, are pre-wired or innate. ... Biological psychology argues that most ideas, mental structures and behavior are native to the human race. ...

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He continues to laugh like a madman, provoking the innate evil within him. ... In the novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding demonstrates the innate evil in the boys which is the cause of their descent into savagery. ... Through Jack, it is clear that humans can be innately evil and will become savage when constant exposure to fear is present. The dynamic characterization of Ralph, Roger, and Jack, demonstrate how human's innate evilness is enough to turn them into pure savages....

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