Question

Which explains Locke’s use of the Greek term koinai ennoiai?

- He uses it to refer to ideas that are shared by all people.

- He uses it to refer to his predecessors, whose ideas he rejects.

- He uses it to refer to Aristotle’s outdated system of beliefs.

- He uses it to refer to the idea that people are born as blank slates.

Answer 1

The correct answer here is the first answer.

Greek term "koinai ennoiai" means common sense, with the word "common" meaning "in common" that is "shared". That is why Locke uses it to describe the ideas that are shared by all people, as they are common to us all, regardless of birth and position.