According to Locke, the mind learns by degrees and grows familiar with some ideas lodged in the memory, and the names attached to them. Afterwards, the mind abstracts them, and learns the use of general names. This process starts because ...
A) our innate ideas act as building blocks for all subsequent knowledge.
B) nature and nurture work in harmony throughout our lives.
C) the senses at first let in particular ideas, and furnish the yet empty cabinet.
D) God gives us the use of reason and provides us with innate principles.

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According to Locke, the mind's learning process starts with particular ideas that are furnished by the senses, which is why C is the correct answer. A is incorrect because Locke rejects the notion of innate ideas. B is incorrect because Locke argues that all knowledge ultimately comes from sensation and reflection, rather than from innate principles. D is incorrect because Locke does not rely on the concept of God in his theory of knowledge acquisition.

According to Locke, the Mind Learns by Degrees and Grows