L1 - In Class

Question 1

Modern Western Philosophers are divide into what 2 camps?

Answer 1

1. Rationalists
2. Empiricists

Question 2

Define Rationalism:

Answer 2

Knowledge is based on reason or logic.

Question 3

Define Empiricism:

Answer 3

Knowledge is based on experience and experimentation.

Question 4

Examples of Rationalists:

Answer 4

Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz

Question 5

Examples of Empiricists:

Answer 5

Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant