Locke
When i was looking at other peoples blogs I can across on that interested me. It was about how are identity is reflected by the our life experiences. And how that ties into the innate of men.
I went back and reread the the chapter on Identity and diversity and this is what I think about it.
" actions of finite beings, motion and thought, both which consist in a continued train of succession, concerning their diversity there can be no question..."
I think that by this Locke means that when we are children we find ways that we can live by and what we need to do be successful in the life we want. And this "train" keeps going as we grow into adults.
For example if a child struggles in school she or he will find ways to get them by in school. Things like pushing themselves to work harder spending extra time on their work and breaking things down into smaller parts and learning one thing at a time. A child who does well in school may not have the same success train as a child who struggles.
I think that the experiences of our life shape us into who we are
Like my niece is only four years old and she is an her own and she can be (to a point) My brother and sister in law work alot and she has learned that she must do things on her own she fends for herself and takes care of her sister. She knows what she has to do in order to survive and she does it. I think that life shapes our identity by what we must do and and the experiences that we have.
This ties in the innate of man because it brings in the question of are we born with the things we know or do we learn them?