Tabula rasa

n. (Latin) blank slate (baby, person that has yet to learn his environment); something that exists in its original ancient or primitive state; fresh start, chance to start over without prejudice

Tabula rasa (Latin: scraped tablet or clean slate) refers to the epistemological thesis that individual human beings are born with no innate or built-in mental content, in a word, "blank", and that their entire resource of knowledge is built up gradually from their experiences and sensory perceptions of the outside world.
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Tabula rasa ("blank slate") is a philosophical concept.Tabula Rasa can also refer to: In television:"Tabula Rasa" (Buffy episode), a season 6 episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer"Tabula Rasa" (Lost), a season 1 episode of Lost"Tabula Rasa" (Stargate Atlantis), a season 4 episode of Stargate Atlantis"Tabula Rasa", a season 2 episode of Justice League"Tabula Rasa", a season 9 episode of Law & Order
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Noun
1. a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)
(hypernym) mind, head, brain, psyche, nous
2. an opportunity to start over without prejudice
(synonym) fresh start, clean slate
(hypernym) opportunity, chance

tabula rasa, blank slate (Latin)

n. blank sheet; unformed mind, mind empty of notions