Weekly Insights for Thinkers

STORY

Modern Innate Knowledge

By Michael Alan Prestwood

Tue 11 Jun 2024
Published 2 years ago.
Updated 2 years ago.
Related Stories
Share :
Modern Innate Knowledge is Hume's idea of impressions and its interplay with our instincts, our innate knowledge. We can breakdown our instincts into three interconnected categories: basic instincts with primal elements, developmental instincts showing growth and learning, and situational instincts such as adaptive responses.

Modern Innate Knowledge

Instincts and Impressions
New Look

30 Phil, Chapter 27: In this new look at Hume’s idea of impressions and its relation to innate knowledge, I position instincts as innate knowledge with three types: basic, developmental, and situational. 

— map / TST —

Michael Alan Prestwood
Author & Natural Philosopher
Prestwood writes on science-first philosophy, with particular attention to the convergence of disciplines. Drawing on his TST Framework, his work emphasizes rational inquiry grounded in empirical observation while engaging questions at the edges of established knowledge. With TouchstoneTruth positioned as a living touchstone, this work aims to contribute reliable, evolving analysis in an emerging AI era where the credibility of information is increasingly contested.
This Week @ TST
March 11, 2026
»Edition Archive
WWB Research….
1. Story of the Week
Galileo: Observation Corrects the Map
2. Quote of the Week
“The Dao that can be told is not the eternal Dao; The name that can be named is not the eternal name.”
3. Science FAQ »
Is red an empirical idea?
4. Philosophy FAQ »
Does infinity exist?
5. Critical Thinking FAQ »
Was math discovered or invented?
6. History FAQ!
Is Philo’s interpretation related to the split in the Idea of Ideas?
Bonus Deep-Dive Article
TST Metaphysical Position: The Split
Scroll to Top