An empirical proposition is one which has been researched on. Empiricism is a theory that asserts that knowledge comes from sensory experience. It’s a philosophy of science which emphasizes on the importance of evidence. (McMahon, 2012) This evidences only comes about if experiments are carried out. We say that the Earth revolves around the sun is empirical because scientific research has been carried to prove this notion. Scientists and astronauts travel into space or send their controlled satellites into space to carry out their research.
An early Greek astronomer named Aristarchus of Samos was the first to claim that the earth revolves around the sun. He used the heliocentric model in which the sun and stars were fixed objects, while the …show more content…
It’s a characteristic method in philosophy where all beliefs are subjected to doubt until they are found to be true. The proposition at hand here can be subjected to doubt. This is because it’s a scientific belief which is not completely accurate. In addition to this there are many other beliefs opposing this particular one which might be true. Using Descartes method as reference the Earth revolving around the sun is just a belief. In order to solve it, it’s broken down into smaller units of truth. For instance, the earth revolves around an object. And then one explores deeper to find out if the remaining belief is true. Is this object the one that earth moves …show more content…
Plato suggested that the mind’s perception of what is real is brought about by visualization/ having seen something, and that as humans, we are blinded by only what we are allowed to see (Pačesová, 2013). Plato argued that knowledge gained through the senses is no more than opinion and if one wanted to have valid knowledge it had to be through philosophical reasoning. The theory which included a cave, prisoners, shadows a guessing game, the escape and the return is a very interesting story where real knowledge and perceptions intertwine confusing the
An early Greek astronomer named Aristarchus of Samos was the first to claim that the earth revolves around the sun. He used the heliocentric model in which the sun and stars were fixed objects, while the …show more content…
It’s a characteristic method in philosophy where all beliefs are subjected to doubt until they are found to be true. The proposition at hand here can be subjected to doubt. This is because it’s a scientific belief which is not completely accurate. In addition to this there are many other beliefs opposing this particular one which might be true. Using Descartes method as reference the Earth revolving around the sun is just a belief. In order to solve it, it’s broken down into smaller units of truth. For instance, the earth revolves around an object. And then one explores deeper to find out if the remaining belief is true. Is this object the one that earth moves …show more content…
Plato suggested that the mind’s perception of what is real is brought about by visualization/ having seen something, and that as humans, we are blinded by only what we are allowed to see (Pačesová, 2013). Plato argued that knowledge gained through the senses is no more than opinion and if one wanted to have valid knowledge it had to be through philosophical reasoning. The theory which included a cave, prisoners, shadows a guessing game, the escape and the return is a very interesting story where real knowledge and perceptions intertwine confusing the