English Explanatory Dictionary

blank-slatism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Lockean belief that the human mind is a blank slate or tabula rasa at birth, and is subsequently formed by sensory experiences.

Word forms

blank-slatism blank-slateism

Etymology

From blank slate + -ism.

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