“Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.” A famous quote from John Locke. A man that believed humans are fundamentally good, though sometimes can act evil when given the chance to do atrocious deeds. Humanity may be a destructive race, but most of the destruction isn't deliberate. Humans are born and learn as they grow through trial and error. The opposite thinking of Locke is by Thomas Hobbes whose theory is that people are born in a state or war. Locke’s theory is more valid than Hobbes’ theory because Locke’s describes evidence of the good and the bad nature of a general person through Sensations and reflections; Hobbes’ theory only reflects a small portion of the population and claims that no human’s natural state of mind is good. …show more content…
The first type of experience Locke believes is sensation, referring to human beings interactions with objects and the world. From the moment a person is born they learn from their five senses. Infants are learning without knowledge, just out of reflex. They feel things and learn what pain and comfort are. Infants remember people by their voices and smells and even start the process of visualizing. The act of repetitive sensations is how the brain memorizes. When a baby learns someone will come to help them when they start crying, they will continue to cry for efforts of communication. Another great example of learning through your senses is learning through pain. Children often hurt themselves and experience pain. After several events of them feeling pain, they learn to avoid the things that caused