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Before discussion of Descartes and Locke’s theory of knowledge, we must first concern ourselves with the nature of their inquiries. Concerning any inquiry into the theory of knowledge, is the search for what is “true” and what it means for someone to know its “true”. Further, it is the inquiry into the mind and how the mind knows what it knows. Both Descartes and Locke inquire into what is the basis for knowledge of true proofs, “theory of knowledge”. Descartes sought through his inquiry to find out what could be known; believing that other truths could then be deduced from those known from certainty. John Locke also, seeks to determine the limits of human understanding; what we can know and why, and what role do the senses and reason play. Locke believes that the senses and reflection provide the proofs on which reason works, he believes faith operates beyond reason. Now that we have gained, a general over view of the, “theory of knowledge”, lets move on further to Descartes and Locke’s individual “theory of knowledge”. Descartes a rationalist his “theory of knowledge”, begins with systematic doubt, Descartes’ inquiry proposes to tear down all that he knows to rebuild it with truths. He