tabula rasa

• Locution latine signifiant « table rase », utilisée pour décrire le concept selon lequel l'esprit humain naît vide et reçoit ses connaissances par l'expérience, ou plus généralement un nouveau départ ou un commencement vierge.

A Latin phrase meaning 'blank slate,' used to describe the concept that the human mind is born empty and receives knowledge through experience, or more generally, a fresh start or clean beginning.

1. Blank SlateC2formal

   The idea that the human mind at birth is empty and receives knowledge through experience.

   table rase

   • The philosopher argued that the mind is a tabula rasa at birth.
   • In this theory, children are seen as a tabula rasa, shaped entirely by their environment.
   • The concept of tabula rasa is central to empiricist philosophy.