Simple ideas have the characteristic of being clear and distinct (echoing Descartes), but for Locke they are not innate or intuitive — they are given to us through sensation and are passively received rather than actively intuited.

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Unidentified Speaker — A History of Philosophy | 41 John Locke [CM2VHOgb_HA]

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the characteristic of simple ideas is that they must be clear and distinct that sound familiar clear and distinct but they're not innate they're not intuitive clear and distinct

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A History of Philosophy | 41 John Lockewheatoncollege
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