Relative importance of an individual's innate qualities ("nature" in the sense of nativism or innatism) as compared to an individual's personal experiences ("nurture" in the sense of empiricism or behaviorism)

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Outlines of twelve faces in profile. Drawing, c. 1789.

Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of matter; middle level, cabalistic diagrams; lower level, the two techniques of alchemy: distillation and calcination. Engraving by R. Custos, 1616.

Jakob Gujer, known as 'Kleinjogg' (or 'Chlijogg' - little Jacob), a rustic 'man of nature' who inspired the Romantics: profile. Drawing, c. 1794.

The epigenome : molecular hide and seek / edited by S. Beck and A. Olek.

The birth of the mind : how a tiny number of genes creates the complexities of human thought / Gary Marcus.

The blank slate : the modern denial of human nature / Steven Pinker.

Human/nature : biology, culture, and environmental history / edited by John P. Herron & Andrew G. Kirk ; with a foreword by Carolyn Merchant.

Intelligence : born smart, born equal, born different. 3/3.

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The epigenome : molecular hide and seek / edited by S. Beck and A. Olek.

The birth of the mind : how a tiny number of genes creates the complexities of human thought / Gary Marcus.

The blank slate : the modern denial of human nature / Steven Pinker.

Human/nature : biology, culture, and environmental history / edited by John P. Herron & Andrew G. Kirk ; with a foreword by Carolyn Merchant.

Intelligence : born smart, born equal, born different. 3/3.