PHILOSOPHY OF J. LOCKE ON THE IDEAS OF WORDS

Abstract

The work examines the specifics and components of J. Locke's teaching on the ideas of words. An analytical comparison of the understanding of the essential features of the idea formation process is provided. The problem of elucidating the meaning of the word, and the language in general, is considered in a new way. Special attention in research is given to experience and its means, for example, experience of sensory ideas. After all, according to the epistemological program of the philosopher, the study of the origin, reliability and extent of human knowledge concerns the study of the inner world of the person himself. J. Locke sought to understand and clarify the inner cognitive world of a person, since it is the inner experience that acts as a deep experience that is not only felt, but also known. That is why John Locke calls inner experience an inner feeling or reflection. According to Locke's philosophy, these two types of experience explain the origin and functioning of all our ideas. We receive ideas related to external experience with the help of the senses. But people not only have ideas about the properties of the external world, they can also have ideas about their inner workings. The philosopher calls this activity thinking or reflection.