Locke concludes "that innateness is the first operation of all our intellectual faculties, and the inlet of all knowledge in our minds."

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Locke argues that there are no innate ideas or knowledge, and that knowledge comes from experience and sensation. He believes that the mind at birth is like a blank slate, or "tabula rasa", and that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience. Therefore, innateness is not the first operation of intellectual faculties, but rather experience and sensation are the first sources of knowledge.

Locke Concludes "That Innateness Is the First Operation of All