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Tabula rasa

Tabula rasa (/ˈtæb.(j)ə.lə ˈrɑː.sə, -.zə, ˈreɪ.-/; Latin for "blank slate") is the idea of individuals being born empty of any built-in mental content, so that all knowledge comes from later perceptions or sensory experiences. Proponents typically form the extreme "nurture" side of the nature versus nurture debate, arguing that humans are born without…

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related to Ancient Greek philosophy · 19
Tabula rasa → Aetius, Ancient Greek, Aristotle, Citium, De Anima, Diogenes Laërtius, Eminent Philosophers, In, In Western, Lives, On, Opinions, Soul, Stoic, Stoic Zeno, Stoics, The, This, When
related to Ibn Tufail (12th century) · 16
Tabula rasa → Abubacer, An Essay Concerning Human, Andalusian-Islamic, Arabic, Ebn Tophail, Edward Pococke, Hayy, Ibn Tufail, In, John Locke's, Philosophus Autodidactus, The Latin, Understanding, West, Yaqdhan, Younger
related to Locke (17th century) · 13
Tabula rasa → As, Book II, Chap, Essay Concerning Human Understanding, In Locke's, Individuals, John Locke's, Locke, Locke's, Lockean, The, This, Thomas Hobbes's
related to Freud (19th century) · 9
Tabula rasa → Exposure, Freud, Freud's, In Freud's, In Freudian, Oedipus, Sigmund Freud's, Tabula, The
related to Psychology and neurobiology · 9
Tabula rasa → For, Karl Lashley's, Michael Howe, Noam Chomsky, Psychological, Psychologists, Steven Pinker, There, These
related to External links · 8
Tabula rasa → Book II, Chapter, Locke's Essay Concerning Human, The, Understanding, Wikisource, Wiktionary Works, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Ibn Sina (11th century) · 7
Tabula rasa → Avicenna, He, Ibn Sina, In, Philosophy, The Internet Encyclopedia, Thus
related to Descartes (17th century) · 6
Tabula rasa → Descartes, English, French, Natural Light, The Search, Truth
related to Etymology · 6
Tabula rasa → Both, English, Latin, Roman, Tabula, This
related to Computer science · 4
Tabula rasa → Either, Even, In, Thus

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IQinstance ofThese indicate strong genetic influences on personal characteristics0.80text
alcoholisminstance ofThese indicate strong genetic influences on personal characteristics0.80text
gender identityinstance ofThese indicate strong genetic influences on personal characteristics0.80text
and other traitsinstance ofThese indicate strong genetic influences on personal characteristics0.80text
emotioninstance ofCultural universals0.80text
the relative resilience of psychological adaptation to accidental biological changes also support basic biological mechanisms in the mind.Social pre-wiring hypothesisTwin studies have resulted in important evidence against the tabula rasa model of the mindinstance ofCultural universals0.80text
specificallyinstance ofCultural universals0.80text
of social behaviourinstance ofCultural universals0.80text
their imitation of facial gesturesinstance ofThis preparedness is expressed in ways0.80text
Tabula rasarelated to Ancient Greek philosophyIn Western0.60section
Tabula rasarelated to Ancient Greek philosophyAristotle0.60section
Tabula rasarelated to Ancient Greek philosophyDe Anima0.60section

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