epistemology

Question 1

Define skepticism

Answer 1

knowledge is not possible, and we can never know anything for certain as we can never be completely assured our beliefs are true.

Question 2

Define empiricism

Answer 2

All knowledge of the world is grounded in observations. We are justified in holding a claim as true based on sense experience.

Question 3

Define rationalism

Answer 3

Knowledge of the world can be grounded in reason alone, and can be justified without sense experience