PHI 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Empirical Evidence
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Rationalism: it is possible for a person to know that p when the justification for believing that p isn"t derived from sense experience (seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, smelling ) Empiricism: it is impossible for a person to know that p when the justification for believing that p isn"t derived from sense experience (seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, smelling : hume was an empiricist. That either the sun is shining or it isn"t shining: mathematical truths. That 7 + 5 = 12: theistic truths. Impressions vs. ideas: here therefore we may divide all perceptions of the mind into two classes or species, which are distinguished by their different degrees of force and vivacity. The less forcible and lively are commonly denominated thoughts or ideas. Ideas: by the term impression, then, i mean all our more lively perceptions, when we hear, or see, or feel, or love, or hate, or desire, or will.
