Who Believed We Are Born As A Blank Slate?
Who Believed We Are Born As A Blank Slate? “Blank slate” is a loose translation of the medieval Latin term tabula rasa-literally, “scraped tablet.” It is commonly attributed to the philosopher John Locke (1632-1704), though in fact he used a different metaphor. Did John Locke believe in blank slate? In his brilliant 1689 work An