innatism
Sign in to saveAlso known as innatism (philosophy), innateness (philosophy), innate ideas (philosophy), innate idea (philosophy)
In the philosophy of mind, innatism is the view that the mind is born with already-formed ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. The opposing doctrine, that the mind is a tabula rasa (blank slate) at birth and all knowledge is gained from experience and the senses, is called empiricism.
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- Difference from nativism
- History
- Plato
- René Descartes
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- John Locke
- Noam Chomsky
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In the philosophy of mind, innatism is the view that the mind is born with already-formed ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. The opposing doctrine, that the mind is a tabula rasa (blank slate) at birth and all knowledge is gained from experience and the senses, is called empiricism.
== Difference from nativism ==
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