Empiricism

Two philosophers that have heavily influenced the world of philosophy as we now know it, René Descartes and John Locke, have not always agreed on the same beliefs. In fact, they almost always argued on what each other felt was true except for the unlikely agreement on a few things. This brings me to one particular argument dealing with the issue on innate ideas. Descartes side of the argument believes that we born with ideas (innate ideas) and Locke believes our ideas come from experience and…

our experiences are what embody the “self” and Hume believes that because of our experiences it would be impossible see a true “self”. So, which philosopher makes the best argument? David Hume was a Scottish philosopher famous for his radical empiricism and skepticism.…

individual was born with a clean, blank sheet, with no ideas or knowledge written for them. “Consequently there are no innate principles, either in speculative or in practical philosophy.”2 He believed that all men are created equal, which is known as empiricism. Locke also shared his belief on the principle of identity, and principle of non-contradiction. Principle of identity is as simple as a=a; whatever is, is. However, principle of non-contradiction means that something can and can’t…

Introduction: Our research originally start with a discussion about the relationship of political orientation, our moral foundations as conservative or liberal thinking individual this suggestions will also bring other questions such is it possible that people perceive themselves act one way but unconsciously act in a different way through peer pressure or suggestive reasoning of people around them E.g. Peers, social class, religion, demographics. I believe at times research studies are not…

The nature of the mind in relation to the body is a widely debated and unsolved topic that has plagued the human quest for truth. The question has deep philosophical roots and has several titles, for example, the mind-body problem, mind-body interaction problem, or the hard problem of consciousness. Prima facie, the question may appear unnecessary as we ourselves obviously have minds, and we can physically feel and experience the world around us. Descartes famously stepped up the game on this…

Several juxtapositions dominate the relationship between the traditional academic life and a spiritual life. In a time when traditional Western thought advocates a dualistic approach of either/or, the relationship of spirituality to the academic life of a university could never be more at odds. For many, the potential ambiguity of spirituality undermines the very structure and pursuit of specific truth universities hold dear; however, the study and practice of spirituality encourages academic…

Empiricism litters the landscape of “The Monster” by Toby Litt with every step this monster takes towards discovering the truth of reality. Reality for this being is solely created by mere sensory experience and by random acts of recalling the past. This perception of reality the character unforgettably carries around is ridiculed throughout the story with humorous repetition. Furthermore, humor stands out in “The Monster” by Toby Litt by repetitively mocking Empiricism through the life of a…

science Hume was a big fan of John Locke and a large degree of his legacy was concerned with taking Locke's and empiricism and running with it to the ridiculous extreme the big thing for Hume was skepticism, which in philosophy is the epistemological positition that true knowledge is completely unattainable and for all intents and purposes the real world is one is unknowable because empiricism claims that all knowledge comes from the senses, Hume concluded that the only statements that mankind…

In the section of the Phaedo we read, Socrates argues that one has knowledge of the form absolute equality prior to birth, and that learning is a “recovering of knowledge which is natural to us” (40). Socrates’ argument for theory of recollection and that one cannot acquire knowledge of absolute equality through empirical means does succeed despite some minor issues with it. Socrates first proves that there is no example of absolute equality in one’s own experience. To do this Socrates and his…

Psychology is a field that can easily lead to serious frustration in its genre conventions. A psychology paper requires strict APA guidelines, formal vocabulary and an intensive line of background information in order to be even considered for a decent publication. The main purpose of Psychology writing is to inform the reader about a new concept, theory or experiment. In order to accomplish such a task, psychologists (mostly those oriented in the academic field) have to become masters at…