16 Questions
What is the main focus of empiricism?
Sensory experience
According to rationalists, where does all knowledge come from?
Pure reason alone
What do rationalists think about sensory experience?
It can be deceived
What is the origin of the term 'empiricism'?
Ancient Greek word empeiria, meaning 'experience'
What is the main difference between rationalists and empiricists?
Origin of knowledge
According to rationalists, how can one gain knowledge of the world even without sensory experience?
By thinking about it due to innate ideas in the mind
According to empiricists, where does all knowledge come from?
Sensory experience
What do rationalists believe is the source of all knowledge?
Abstract reasoning
According to John Locke, where does all knowledge come from?
Sensory experience
What did Locke's 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding' concern itself with?
Determining the limits of human understanding
What was the theme of John Locke's book, 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'?
The capacity of the human mind for understanding and knowledge
What does empiricism often oppose as sources of reliable belief?
Authority and intuition
What was John Locke's political thought grounded in?
Social contract between citizens
Which philosophers are mentioned as prominent empiricists in the text?
John Locke, David Hume, George Berkeley
(True/False) Empiricists believe that all knowledge comes from reason alone.
False
(True/False) Rationalists trust sensory experience because our senses can be deceived.
False
Test your knowledge of the topics covered in Dr. Hagar Eltarabishy's Culture course for the academic year 2023/2024. Questions cover Orientation, 18th and 19th-century culture, philosophical movements, literary movements, and key figures like Sigmund Freud, Nietzsche, and Thomas Carlyle.
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