Thoughts and Perceptions

In section two Locke talks about distinguishing between the two classes of perception of the mind. The first class that Locke talks about is thoughts or ideas. He calls thoughts and ideas the less forcible and lively of the two classes. The other idea he talks about is impressions and by impressions, Locke is talking about our more lively perceptions what we see, we hear, feel and love. So thoughts and ideas are the incorporation of our perceptions. Locke goes on then to say that nothing is more unbound then the thought of man, not even nature and reality can contain our thoughts. People’s bodies might be confined to this planet and might not be able to leave physically but mentally with our thoughts we are able to go and see anything with our thoughts.