Hospers
Breathing is a form of?
a) knowing how
b) knowledge by acquaintance
c) knowing that
a) knowing how
This philosopher is known for his statement “Cogito ergo sum”
René Descartes
What is the main belief of the empiricists?
Experience is the primary source of knowledge, formed by observations and senses.
Hospers says that you don't need experience to have knowledge, especially because the senses are unreliable. True or False?
He believed humans are born like a blank slate (tabula rasa).
John Locke
What are the limitations of rationalism? (give at lease 1)
disconnect from reality, over reliance on innate ideas, limited to abstract fields, risk of error without experiencing
Hospers names three conditions for propositional knowledge. What are these?
1. Belief
2. Truth
3. Evidence
He is known for his method of doubt/search for certainty.
Rene Descartes
What does Kant say about reason and experience? How does he bridge the ideas of rationalism and empiricism?
knowledge = interplay of reason + experience
“Reason without experience is empty, experience without reason is blind”