How Does Plato's Rationalism Compare With Aristotle's Empiricism?

Question 1

Plato’s ? presents us with the view that reason is the ultimate way to gain ?

Answer 1

Rationalism.

Knowledge.

Question 2

Plato advocates rationalism because, in his view, the physical world of constant ? cannot give us the certainty that we need in order to gain ?

Answer 2

Change.

Knowledge.

Question 3

Aristotle’s empiricism is an example of the view that the primary source of all our knowledge is ?

Answer 3

Experience.

Question 4

According to Empiricists, we encounter the world through our senses first and then use these to form our ?

Answer 4

Concepts.

Question 5

The rationalist might argue that reason is superior to ? because our sense can mislead us, whereas we can use the logical processes of reason which can make us certain of our conclusions.

Answer 5

Experience.

Question 6

The empiricist might argue that experience is superior to ? because reason is limited unless it has sense experiences to provide it with information.

Answer 6

Reason.