Out of the three main different schools of thought surrounding epistemology and how humans gain knowledge, Kant’s theory of transcendental idealism is the most reasonable. While both Hume and Descartes present good points, they take their ideas too much to the extreme. Hume’s extreme empiricism drives him into skepticism so harsh that it led to the conclusion that events do not really have a cause, since cause cannot be directly observed. This claim is problematic at numerous levels, mainly because this topples science’s credibility and rationality.
Descartes, on the other hand, approaches epistemology from the point of rationalism. Using systematic doubt, the dream theory, and the deceptive demon theory, Descartes casts doubt onto the two
Descartes, on the other hand, approaches epistemology from the point of rationalism. Using systematic doubt, the dream theory, and the deceptive demon theory, Descartes casts doubt onto the two