nativism
- noun
- /ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzəm/
- Specialized
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innatismo
- So this is the empiricism versus nativism in these examples.
Examples
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This reinvigorated nativism produced elaborate theories of the contaminating effect of what was called the "new immigration" from Southern and Eastern Europe.
Academic text (2001) -
The question has not been decided; for the moment, however, the language of nativism is mostly missing (it has never been dominant in American public life), even when the political reality is plain to see.
Academic text (1990) -
These early scholars of immigration maintained that belief in segmented assimilation, that is, nativism, led to bad forecasts.
Academic text (2002) -
Nativism argues that our understanding of certain concepts is innate rather than learned through experience.
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Philosophers debate between nativism and empiricism when discussing the origins of our knowledge.
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Many psychologists support nativism as they believe that some mental capacities are inborn.
Synonyms
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Something already there at birth rather than learned later
Antonyms
How Innate
- Specialized
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nativism comes from the Latin natus meaning 'born' and the English word native, so in philosophy a helpful way to remember it is that some ideas or abilities are 'inborn' rather than learned. That's why nativism in thinking about the mind or language says some knowledge is present at birth.