The Blank Slate theory believes that each person is like a blank slate when born ie no innate characteristics separate from environment. This means that each person is defined by their environment.
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker is a book that rebuts the common assumption that humans are born as blank slates and everything we do and know is learned. He...
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The blank slate theory was so popular because it was thought to be a progressive and enlightened theory which reaffirmed equality. Another reason for its popularity was that it allowed for free will...