In one work, this thinker used the example of Castor and Pollux sleeping in alternating shifts to demonstrate that the soul is not always thinking. A chapter in a work by this thinker contrasts certain knowledge with arguments that are likely to be true based on “probability,” or agreement between our own and others’ experiences. This thinker described a central concept being affected by sensory experiences of intrinsic “primary qualities” and subjective “secondary qualities.” This thinker argued that reflection or sensation informs all “objects of thinking” to refute “innate ideas” in favor of the human mind as a blank slate, or tabula rasa. For 10 points, name this Enlightenment philosopher who wrote An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. ■END■
ANSWER: John Locke
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