Why Is Descartes Theory Wrong

John Locke, also a philosopher and political theorist of the 17th century, would contend to the idea or theory of Rene Descartes. Locke would say that human knowledge is not natural or inborn; it is rather developed and learned. He indicates that not all human people have this mental knowledge already in their minds. For instance, people who are mentally ill do not have these “innate ideas” in their minds. Since there are abnormalities in their brain circuits they cannot think properly like a normal human person do. So, if ideas are innate in our minds, why does a mentally disabled person do not think like a normal person? This is one of the concepts why Locke thinks that Descartes’ theory is wrong. Locke claims that prior to receiving any