Essays on Tabula rasa

Is Lady Gaga right? Were we all born this way? Or are we all really products of our environment? Did God make us the way we are? Or, do we become who we are through knowledge and experience? If these seem like familiar questions, that’s because they are. These are the fundamental questions surrounding the…

            Rene Descartes and John Locke are among the most distinct philosophers of the modern period. Both have constructed their own philosophies on the theory of Knowledge. How knowledge is achieved and what constitute knowledge are the most fundamental questions that are essential in the inquiry on knowledge.             Though both Descartes and Locke have…

In this study, it was found that our understanding of human nature has a significant impact on various aspects of our lives, covering everything from child-rearing practices to the political ideologies we adopt. Pinker argues that some people vehemently deny the existence of human nature, believing that a child’s mind is completely blank and gets…