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What is the main focus of empiricism?
What is the main focus of empiricism?
- Sensory experience (correct)
- Pure reason
- Innate ideas
- Rationalism
According to rationalists, where does all knowledge come from?
According to rationalists, where does all knowledge come from?
- Pure reason alone (correct)
- Innate ideas
- Empirical evidence
- Sensory experience
What do rationalists think about sensory experience?
What do rationalists think about sensory experience?
- It can be deceived (correct)
- It's unnecessary
- It's reliable
- It's the primary source of knowledge
What is the origin of the term 'empiricism'?
What is the origin of the term 'empiricism'?
What is the main difference between rationalists and empiricists?
What is the main difference between rationalists and empiricists?
According to rationalists, how can one gain knowledge of the world even without sensory experience?
According to rationalists, how can one gain knowledge of the world even without sensory experience?
According to empiricists, where does all knowledge come from?
According to empiricists, where does all knowledge come from?
What do rationalists believe is the source of all knowledge?
What do rationalists believe is the source of all knowledge?
According to John Locke, where does all knowledge come from?
According to John Locke, where does all knowledge come from?
What did Locke's 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding' concern itself with?
What did Locke's 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding' concern itself with?
What was the theme of John Locke's book, 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'?
What was the theme of John Locke's book, 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'?
What does empiricism often oppose as sources of reliable belief?
What does empiricism often oppose as sources of reliable belief?
What was John Locke's political thought grounded in?
What was John Locke's political thought grounded in?
Which philosophers are mentioned as prominent empiricists in the text?
Which philosophers are mentioned as prominent empiricists in the text?
(True/False) Empiricists believe that all knowledge comes from reason alone.
(True/False) Empiricists believe that all knowledge comes from reason alone.
(True/False) Rationalists trust sensory experience because our senses can be deceived.
(True/False) Rationalists trust sensory experience because our senses can be deceived.
