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"Tabula rasa" is Latin for a "blank (wax) writing tablet", the English equivalent would be "blank slate". In philosophy it refers to the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and that their knowledge comes from experience and perception. | "Tabula rasa" is Latin for a "blank (wax) writing tablet", the English equivalent would be "blank slate". In philosophy it refers to the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and that their knowledge comes from experience and perception. | ||
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"Tabula rasa" is Latin for a "blank (wax) writing tablet", the English equivalent would be "blank slate". In philosophy it refers to the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and that their knowledge comes from experience and perception.