<P> In Western philosophy , the concept of tabula rasa can be traced back to the writings of Aristotle who writes in his treatise `` Περί Ψυχῆς '' ( De Anima or On the Soul ) of the `` unscribed tablet . '' In one of the more well - known passages of this treatise he writes that : </P>
<P> In Western philosophy , the concept of tabula rasa can be traced back to the writings of Aristotle who writes in his treatise `` Περί Ψυχῆς '' ( De Anima or On the Soul ) of the `` unscribed tablet . '' In one of the more well - known passages of this treatise he writes that : </P>
who argued that every person was born with a tabula rasa
who argued that every person was born with a tabula rasa
Aristotle
Aristotle