CHST 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Tabula Rasa

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John locke explains that children are not born in a full state of equality since their parents have a sort of rule and jurisdiction over them when they come into this world, even if this is only temporary. He added that the power that parents have over their children arises from that duty which is incumbent on them to on them to take of their offspring during the imperfect state of childhood. Locke wrote about children as citizens in the making, or an incomplete version of their adult selves: children have different needs and interests than adults, all kids are born as blank slate : tabula rasa. Lo(cid:272)ke (cid:271)elie(cid:448)es that edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374) fo(cid:396)(cid:373)ed a (cid:272)hild(cid:859)s a(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) to (cid:396)easo(cid:374) a(cid:374)d full(cid:455) fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374) as a f(cid:396)ee a(cid:374)d equal adult. Jean rousseau (cid:862)(cid:373)a(cid:374) is (cid:271)o(cid:396)(cid:374) f(cid:396)ee (cid:271)ut e(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455)(cid:449)he(cid:396)e is i(cid:374) (cid:272)hai(cid:374)s. The importance of learned reaction and associations to the environment. Less emphasis on inheritance and more on environment, surroundings and training.