What is Empiricism?

Описание: What is empiricism?

Empiricism is the philosophical view that holds that true knowledge or justification comes only or primarily from sensory experience.

In contrast to rationalism, it argues that the only knowledge one can have is a posteriori (i.e. from experience) and emphasizes the role of empirical evidence, rather than innate ideas, in the formation of ideas.

The term “empiricism” comes from the Ancient Greek ἐμπειρία (empeiria), the Latin translation of which is experientia, from which we derive the English words “experience” and “experiment”.

Empiricism is often seen as applied in the scientific method, which emphasizes observation, experimentation, and evidence. Indeed, it is a fundamental part of the scientific method that all hypotheses and theories must be tested against observations, rather than resting solely on a priori reasoning and intuition.

In this video, we will talk more about what empiricism is, its history, as well as some of its criticisms.

Video Chapters
0:02 What is Empiricism?
0:51 Empiricism: A Brief History
1:04 Ancient Philosophy
2:14 Medieval Philosophy
3:30 Modern Philosophy
8:28 Criticisms

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REFERENCES
Borchert, Donald, ed. Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Volume 3. 2nd ed. Michigan: Thomson Gale, 2006.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/empi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empiricism

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