A Study On The Theory Of Innate Ideas Of Leibniz

Theory of innate ideas is an important issue in debate of Modern philosophy. Cartesian is the representative of rationalists of the seventeenth century, he first proposed the theory of innate ideas of logical type to illustrate the cognitive source. As the representative of empiricisms, Locke violent opposes to the theory of innate ideas of Cartesian, he proposes the theory of tabula rasa. On the basis of Cartesian' theory of innate ideas, Leibniz critical inherited this thoughts, he again criticizes the theory of tabula rasa of Locke, put forward the innate idea theory of potential type. Leibniz's Innate idea theory can also called the idea of Marbling, he believes the human mind is like a Patterns of marble, knowledge potential exists in the human heart and mind as a tendency, ability, endowments. People need sense experience of stimulation to make the potential knowledge turn into reality knowledge.Leibniz believes that not only all knowledge is innate, talent knowledge as potential structure acts on human knowledge, but also think that human knowledge has the characteristic of initiative and enthusiasm. It is the potential knowledge structure and the cognitive ability make cognition possible. The epistemological of mechanical materialism held it is stimulation of object of outside world make human realize the world, it is of great significance that the view about Leibniz criticized the epistemology of mechanical materialism is negative and passive.This article seeks to survey the theoretical basis and Key content of Leibniz's innate ideas under the vision of the western philosophical history, begins with the background of the age in which Leibniz lived, associates his theory of innate ideas with the scientific development of the seventeenth century, seeks the basis of science of Leibniz's thought, investigates Leibniz's innate ideas theory in psychological terms, to fully understand the significance of Leibniz's Innate ideas theory. This article focuses on the analysis of the meaning of Leibniz's innate ideas, to explain Leibniz's innate ideas theory has played a very important role in the issue of the source and foundation of knowledge of the truth. The paper mainly discusses from four aspects: The first part:the theoretical basis of Leibniz's innate ideas theory. The second part: the basic content of Leibniz's innate ideas theory. The third part:the reflection on Leibniz's innate ideas theory. The fourth part:the effects of Leibniz's innate ideas theory.