what does it mean? i read it on wikipedia and didnt understand a thing any simple explanations?
thank you
2007-03-03 00:13:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
It is a misperception that says. when we are born we have no background programing. This is not true.
Everyone is born with a fully functioning set of logic based morals. From this we build our reality.
Problem is society does not like these logic based morals so it tries its best to over write them with something that society finds more acceptable.
The idea of tabula rasa is society's attempt to pretend that it is not doing anything at all when it does this overwriting
Love and blessings Don
2007-03-03 00:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means "blank slate".
The implication, in educational circles, is that children are not born with any preconcived notions, and that we teach them everything.
It's the Nurture side of the Nature vs. Nurture debate.
It's a rejection of the ideas of instinct in humans or that people can be born "bad" or "good".
2007-03-03 08:17:13 · answer #2 · answered by Elise K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the mind in its hypothetical primary blank or empty state before receiving outside impressions. something like when we are born, we start with a clean slate, no knowledge of anything and that we build our knowledge upon our experiences and perceptions of the outside world.
2007-03-03 08:21:06 · answer #3 · answered by kate 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means "blank slate". Some philosophies believe the child's mind is completely blank, and everything must be learned.
2007-03-03 08:16:52 · answer #4 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A clean slate.
2007-03-03 08:35:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋