FRHD 2270 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Tabula Rasa, Psychodynamics, American Psychological Association
30 Nov 2016
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Plato and aristotle believed that schools and parents had a responsibility for teaching children self- control that would make them effective citizens, and worried too much discipline would stifle children"s initiative and individuality. Aristotle denied the existence of innate knowledge, believing instead knowledge is rooted in perceptual experience. Children acquired knowledge piece by piece, based on the information provided by their senses. Likened the child"s mind like a blank slate. During the age of enlightenment, these same contrasted ideas arose again between locke and rousseau. Rousseau believed that newborns are endowed with an innate sense of justice and morality that unfolds naturally as they grow: argued parents should be responsive, and encouraged them to be perceptive to their children"s needs. The push towards child development as a science came as part of the role children played during the transformation during the industrial revolution.
