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Chris Firekeeper
on Nov 08, 2024Verified
Rationalists and empiricists can both agree that
A) experience alone can give us philosophical truths.
B) reason alone can give us philosophical truths.
C) some truths can be arrived at through experience and reason.
D) no truths can be arrived at through reason.
Rationalists
Philosophers who believe that the primary source of knowledge is reason and logical analysis, rather than sensory experiences.
Empiricists
Philosophers who argue that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience and observation rather than innate ideas or logical reasoning.
Philosophical Truths
Fundamental insights or understandings about the nature of reality, morality, or knowledge explored within the field of philosophy.
- Distinguish and discern the differences between empiricist and rationalist thinkers.
- Evaluate reasoning concerning the origins and characteristics of knowledge.
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Learning Objectives
- Distinguish and discern the differences between empiricist and rationalist thinkers.
- Evaluate reasoning concerning the origins and characteristics of knowledge.