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tabula rasa

tabula rasa Tabula rasa means the view that the mind begins as a blank tablet on which experience is gradually written.

Tabula rasa means the view that the mind begins as a blank tablet on which experience is gradually written. In this historical discussion, it is contrasted with the idea that the child brings native mental tendencies or forms of mental action to experience.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Innate Ideas” (Innatei).
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