According to Locke, what is the mind like at birth?
Blank slate
Pre-programmed
Full of innate ideas
Mature and developed
Answer
John Locke postulated that, at birth, the mind was a blank slate, or tabula rasa. He believed that we are born without innate ideas and that knowledge is determined only by experience derived from sense perception.
Unlocking the Mind of John Locke: A Quiz on the Enlightened English Philosopher
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