Combining Philosophers
Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Bertrand Russell and Epicurus
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12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 1. Empiricism
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If Russell rejects innate ideas and direct a priori knowledge, he is left with a tabula rasa [Russell, by Thompson]
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It is natural to begin from experience, and presumably that is the basis of knowledge [Russell]
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We are acquainted with outer and inner sensation, memory, Self, and universals [Russell, by PG]
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Knowledge by descriptions enables us to transcend private experience [Russell]
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For simple words, a single experience can show that they are true [Russell]
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The criteria of truth are senses, preconceptions and passions [Epicurus, by Diog. Laertius]
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12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 3. Pragmatism
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Pragmatism judges by effects, but I judge truth by causes [Russell]
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12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 4. Pro-Empiricism
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Reason can't judge senses, as it is based on them [Epicurus, by Diog. Laertius]
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12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 5. Empiricism Critique
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Full empiricism is not tenable, but empirical investigation is always essential [Russell]
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I can know the existence of something with which nobody is acquainted [Russell]
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Perception can't prove universal generalisations, so abandon them, or abandon empiricism? [Russell]
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It is hard to explain how a sentence like 'it is not raining' can be found true by observation [Russell]
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Empiricists seem unclear what they mean by 'experience' [Russell]
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