1. The Nature and Nurture Debate
Through the hypotheses and experiments conducted by philosophers dating back to Aristotle, the theories of biological determinism and environmental determinisms each have many strengths and many weaknesses. ... The modern understanding of this ancient theory of tabula rasa can be largely attributed to English philosopher and scholar, John Locke, who wrote on the subject in his work An Essay Concerning Human Understanding published in 1690. ... Throughout history philosophers have debated whether biological determinism and environmental determinism have more of an impact on the development of...
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