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Explain and illustrate two reasons for holding the view that at birth the mind is a tabula rasa (blank slate). [15 marks]

What is a tabula rasa?The empiricists held that humans are born as blank slates. This means that there are no 'innate ideas' -- ideas possessed at birth, prior to any experience. Locke used the analogy that ...
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Answered by James H. • Philosophy tutor
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what are the existing theories in analysing the gender discourse?

Some scholars have focused on sexualisation and dominance of women by men such as Hester and Millet. Some have focused on men’s controlling behavior to limit women’s social mobility such as Stark. Also inter...
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How should I tackle an unseen poem in my exam?

There are several methods you can consider when learning to write an analysis of an unseen poem. My first piece of advice is to practice analysing poems quickly and succinctly, in exam conditions, in the run...
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What, in your view was the short-term significance of the pilgrimage of Grace? (1536-37)

Termed as ‘the most serious of all Tudor rebellions’1, the Pilgrimage of Grace which consisted of ‘allegedly over 60,000 rebels’2, is the topic of much historiographical debate. Affording Henry VIII with sev...
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When should I use the subjunctive?

Firstly, the important thing to remember is that the subjunctive is not a tense, but a mood used to express doubt, incertitude, and desire. The subjunctive has different tenses within it, therefore cannot be...
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