My goal in this article is to elucidate Locke's beliefs in order to describe how I have experienced them in my life up until now. Locke's ideals that he passed on to society caused many people in his time to question the origin of ideas and the basis of knowledge. Many critiques arose on this topic that Locke was interested in, as well as people who agreed with Locke's views. John Locke's view on how we acquire knowledge and the exclusion of innate ideas is a primary way of thinking that can be represented throughout modern life. I think if you read and understand his philosophical point of view well, there should be no reason for you not to come to an agreement with John Locke. An idea is what we immediately perceive, the first thing that appears in mental perception. They are the objects of thought (Locke, 17). According to Locke, our ideas come from two things: experience, which includes sensation and reflection. Simple ideas arise from our basic sensory experiences and cannot be invented. Reflection, for me, is built on this experience. When you think, believe, doubt, etc., you are able to draw on your external experience and this is how you arrive at the conclusion of complex ideas. Even the most complex ideas can be traced back to our original experiences. Without experience, we would not be able to acquire and expand our knowledge. We have all been led to believe that we are born with innate instincts or ideas. Locke questions this topic and does not reject it immediately, but does so with evidence. He believes that innate ideas – something that has been there from the beginning – are non-existent. His argument supporting this, in Book I of An Essay Concerning Human Understan...... middle of paper ...... combining my ideas that I had committed to memory about the defender and the sensation that I felt when she stopped me after scoring an entire 60-minute match; I was then able to use these brainstorming ideas to come up with a plan to beat her, and I succeeded. John Locke's view on how we acquire knowledge and the exclusion of innate ideas is a primary way of thinking that can be described throughout modern life. I think if you read and fully understand his philosophical point of view, there should be no reason for you not to come to an agreement with Locke. The way we grow up and the way we see the world is a direct result of our experiences. Works Cited Ariew, Roger and Eric Watkins. Readings in modern philosophy. Indianapolis: Hackett, 2000. Print. McCarthy, Laura F. “What Babies Learn in the Womb.” » Parenthood. Meredith Corporation, 2014. The Web. April 23. 2014.