Leibniz countered Locke's empiricism with his marble analogy, proposing innate ideas exist alongside experience, and independently invented calculus.
Leibniz rebutted Locke's "tabula rasa" with his marble analogy, suggesting some innate ideas exist alongside experience. He independently invented calculus around the same time as Newton.
| Front | Leibniz (b) |
|---|---|
| Back | Rebuttal to Lock – only ¾ is experience – there are some inborn ideas (marble analogy). Invented calculus at same time as Newton. (nativist) |
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