When a person is born they are essentially a blank slate. Before a person has had any experiences, nothing is yet determined as to how they will act in life.
People are not born as blank slates. Some traits are heritable, newborns have instincts, etc.
The blank-slateness still makes sense as referring to the dimensions determined by nurture. But that doesn’t yield an interesting point about content of civilization. If everyone starts out as blank canvas, that doesn’t mean paintings (and art schools) are less real/important/legitimate.
I see what you mean, but I think that’s just a miscommunication on my part. A misaligned point I’m trying to make. Even though you can inherit traits and instincts from your parents, you’re still inheriting a trait from somewhere else. If it weren’t for if your parents had that trait, you wouldn’t either.
People are not born as blank slates. Some traits are heritable, newborns have instincts, etc.
The blank-slateness still makes sense as referring to the dimensions determined by nurture. But that doesn’t yield an interesting point about content of civilization. If everyone starts out as blank canvas, that doesn’t mean paintings (and art schools) are less real/important/legitimate.
I see what you mean, but I think that’s just a miscommunication on my part. A misaligned point I’m trying to make. Even though you can inherit traits and instincts from your parents, you’re still inheriting a trait from somewhere else. If it weren’t for if your parents had that trait, you wouldn’t either.