Aristotle held that the mind was a wax slate upon which impressions are made.Locke invoked the metaphor of the ____ to illustrate the same phenomenon.

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Aristotle held that the mind was a wax slate upon which impressions are made.Locke invoked the metaphor of the ____ to illustrate the same phenomenon.​

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Locke's metaphor of the tabula rasa (Latin for "blank slate") was meant to illustrate the idea that the mind starts as a blank slate upon which sensory experiences and knowledge are imprinted. This idea is similar to Aristotle's wax slate metaphor.

Aristotle Held That the Mind Was a Wax Slate Upon