psychological nativism

Instead, it is properly described as a variant of psychological nativism.

Another example is psychological nativism, the study of the innate structure of the mind.

For a discussion of nature versus nurture in language and other human universals, see also psychological nativism.

The linguistic environment encountered by a young child, according to Chomsky's version of psychological nativism, is in fact hopelessly inadequate.

These philosophers stress the impact of built-in aspects of mind, studied in the field of psychological nativism.

Some scholars have offered this position as an example of psychological nativism, as a rebuke to some aspects of classical empiricism.

Following in the path plowed by linguist Noam Chomsky, Fodor developed a strong commitment to the idea of psychological nativism.

Neuroconstructivism can therefore be seen as a bridge between Jerry Fodor's Psychological nativism and Jean Piaget's Theory of cognitive development.

These aspects led Chomsky, Jerry Fodor, Eric Lenneberg and others to suggest that some form of grammar must be innate (the Psychological nativism position).

'Universal grammar' (UG) is a theory of linguistics postulating principles of grammar shared by all languages, thought to be innate to humans ('linguistic psychological nativism').

Much of his work in these areas has been a defense of empiricism against psychological nativism, and he situates his work as in the naturalistic tradition of philosophy associated with David Hume.

Honour can be viewed in the light of Psychological nativism as being as real to the human condition as love, and likewise deriving from the formative personal bonds that establish one's personal dignity and character.