![]() Ethology proved that much animal behaviour was inherited, instinctual, ( innate and permanent). Throughout the 20th century the influence of evolution and genetics ran against these liberal ideas. "Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select – doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors". "Our virtues and our vices may be traced to the incidents which make the history of our lives, and if these incidents could be divested of every improper tendency, vice would be extirpated from the world".-The economist and social liberal William Godwin (1756–1836), who argued for human perfectibility and enlightenment. "Children are a sort of raw material put into our hands. Locke's idea was immediately picked up by others: By 'sense data' is meant the process of hearing, seeing, touching etc. ![]() In particular, Locke thought all knowledge came from sense data, and the mind is empty at the beginning. Humans, when born, are thought not have mental experience or knowledge, and that everything is learned after they grow. To this I answer, in one word, from EXPERIENCE". ![]() "Let us then suppose the mind to be, as we say, white paper void of all characters, without any ideas. It had, like much of philosophy, a history which went as far back as Aristotle, but it was Locke who made it known to our modern world: Web.Blank slate, or tabula rasa (which means the same thing) was a philosophical idea of John Locke. Thus, Locke’s theory is the best to increase free will and promote it in most decision-making, problem-solving, and communication processes. When people are bound to some qualities, some events, or some family members, they are not able to understand what they can or want to do in reality. In general, despite the existing social situations and people’s attitudes toward innate and acquired skills, it is always necessary to remember that it is preferred to do what is liked and interesting. It is hard to notice conflicting feelings, and the task of educators is not to support, not impose. I think that people, in general, do not need to make fast decisions relying on innatism without observations. However, I was not ready to make a choice, which created a conflicting situation and feeling about my activities. I divided my free time, with enough attention to both hobbies. Thus, I decided to resolve the differences between what was expected and what I could do. I was good at hockey, but my writing also raised my interest. ![]() I remembered Locke’s tabula rasa and found it normal to continue my skills in poetry. In fact, they questioned my free will by hiding other options and limiting my development in one direction. They offered me a place in a team without even asking if I wanted this opportunity. For example, when I went to school, several teachers saw me as a son of a great hockey player who succeeded in sports and had good physical qualities. In my life, there were many situations when my skills were compromised by obstacles related to innate ideas. Instead of thinking that some qualities are predetermined, independence and freedom should be equally available for all people. If a person believes in the innate idea of human existence, fewer efforts could be made, and more decisions would be randomly made on spec, diminishing the worth of free will. Any child needs the adult’s control, examples of discipline, and opportunities to acquire knowledge and maintain development (Rekret, 2018). Thus, Locke’s theory is more appealing to my beliefs and social position. I accept as true that every individual is born free from other family members’ mistakes and has to take certain stages of development to create their own destiny and life. I do not like that people use the concept of being conceived and born in sin to explain physiological or mental health problems in children. The philosopher tried to reject the presence of original sin in the system and offered a person to be born with a blank slate, promoting the desire for independence from deep-rooted values and norms (Rekret, 2018). I want to say why I prefer to choose the theory ellaborated by Locke in the 17th century.
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