Locke's Major Argument Against the Existence of Innate Ideas Was

question 72

Multiple Choice

Locke's major argument against the existence of innate ideas was that:

• A)no gene was available to transmit an idea
• B)the French seemed to have more of them than did either the English or the Germans
• C)if ideas were innate,all humans would have them,and they do not
• D)the only way to prove their existence was by mathematical deduction

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