Can someone explain me this doubt about Ayn Rand's theory of concept formati

Question:Ayn Rand said that the process of concept-formation is "integrating every event and every observation into a conceptual context." (source: http://www.aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/co...

How can then someone form his first concept in life when his mind is born as 'tabula rasa' and, therefore, he has not any "conceptual context"?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Ayn Rand said that the process of concept-formation is "integrating every event and every observation into a conceptual context." (source: http://www.aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/co...

How can then someone form his first concept in life when his mind is born as 'tabula rasa' and, therefore, he has not any "conceptual context"?

Her definition is a circular one, which means it is not very good. A brilliant philosopher she ain't.
The mind is not born as a tabula rasa; this notion has been discarded by genetics. For instance, people are born with schizophrenia, many are born with bi-polar disorder, and some 4% of the general population are born sociopaths, people who are quite incapable of understanding or feeling empathy with others. This has been investigated with PET scans and it has been shown that the same areas of the brain light up in people with the same conditions. In other words, brain physiology matters a lot.
As for concept formation, consciousness is just about as mysterious as it has ever been, and epistemology (the study of how it is we know things) is ongoing.
As for the first concept in life, what is it? I don't think anyone knows. Certainly instinct drives the infant to find his mother's nipple; perhaps this is the first thing that makes a big impression on the mind of an infant. Sensory experience is prior to concepts, as it takes the brain some time to get wired.

Theories are just that - theories. They are going to contradict.

It's not important. She's an idiot.

Ayn Rand's theory is false. Concepts ie ideas formulate at random moments in random patterns instigated through sensory and memory stimuli.