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[from 'Essay Conc Human Understanding (2nd Ed)' by John Locke, in 12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 10. A Priori as Subjective ]

Full Idea

The mind has no power to produce any simple idea.

Gist of Idea

The mind cannot produce simple ideas

Source

John Locke (Essay Conc Human Understanding (2nd Ed) [1694], 2.31.02)

Book Reference

Locke,John: 'Essay Concerning Human Understanding', ed/tr. Nidditch,P.H. [OUP 1979], p.375


A Reaction

These must all come from experience, implying to common empirical view (spelled out better by Hume) that that a priori concerns only combinations of ideas which we already possess. The 'conceptual' notion of a priori is consistent with this.