John Locke Was Wrong

Babies are not Blank

John Locke, (1632-1704) is said to have been a very influential philosopher, respected in his own time and in ours, since he had a large influence on Thomas Jefferson and we like what Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence.

Babies as Blank Slates

One of the things John Locke said that was influential was that human beings are born tabula rasa, or blank slates, and society writes on these slates. This idea had profound influence on educational theory in our country. But it’s wrong. Human babies may be born