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The view that the mind is born with certain ideas or knowledge, as opposed to the idea of the "blank slate" or tabula rasa.
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Innatism — is a philosophical doctrine that holds that the mind is born with ideas/knowledge, and that therefore the mind is not a blank slate at birth, as early empiricists such as John Locke claimed. It asserts therefore that not all knowledge is obtained … Wikipedia
Innatism — doctrine that holds the mind is born with ideas or knowledge, and is not a blank slate at birth as early empiricists such as John Locke claimed. It asserts that not all knowledge is obtained from experience and the senses. • Knowledge innatism… … Mini philosophy glossary
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innatism — ə̇ˈnād.ˌizəm noun ( s) Etymology: innate + ism : a belief in innate ideas … Useful english dictionary
Knowledge innatism — doctrine that holds the mind is born with ideas or knowledge, and is not a blank slate at birth as early empiricists such as John Locke claimed. It asserts that not all knowledge is obtained from experience and the senses. • Knowledge innatism… … Mini philosophy glossary
Idea innatism — doctrine that holds the mind is born with ideas or knowledge, and is not a blank slate at birth as early empiricists such as John Locke claimed. It asserts that not all knowledge is obtained from experience and the senses. • Knowledge innatism… … Mini philosophy glossary
concept innatism — doctrine that holds the mind is born with ideas or knowledge, and is not a blank slate at birth as early empiricists such as John Locke claimed. It asserts that not all knowledge is obtained from experience and the senses. • Knowledge innatism… … Mini philosophy glossary
Locke: knowledge and its limits — Ian Tipton I That John Locke’s Essay concerning Human Understanding is one of the philosophical classics is something nobody would deny, yet it is not easy to pinpoint precisely what is so special about it. Locke himself has been described as the … History of philosophy
Glossary of philosophical isms — This is a list of topics relating to philosophy that end in ism . compactTOC NOTOC A * Absolutism – the position that in a particular domain of thought, all statements in that domain are either absolutely true or absolutely false: none is true… … Wikipedia
Rationalism — This article is about the philosophical method, position, theory, or view. For other uses, see Rationalism (disambiguation). In epistemology and in its modern sense, rationalism is any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or… … Wikipedia
