Editing Innatism (section)

{{Short description|Belief that the human mind is born with knowledge}}
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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]].