British and Irish Empiricists and Associationists Flashcards
1
Q
When and Where?
A
The British Isles in the 1700s and 1800s
2
Q
positivism
A
a system that accepted only phenomena that were observable and not debatable
3
Q
materialism
A
a belief that all things could be described in physical terms i.e matter and energy
4
Q
Empiricism
A
the view that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience
