L2 - In Class Flashcards
1
Q
What did Francis Bacon think about the relationship between the people of his time and the ancients?
A
He didn’t like that they saw the ancients as the only source of truth.
2
Q
What type of reasoning did Bacon favor?
A
Induction
3
Q
Was Bacon a Rationalist or an Empiricist?
A
Empiricist
4
Q
Bacon tended to only see what 2 of the 4 causes?
A
- Efficient
- Material
5
Q
What are the 4 causes?
A
- Material
- Formal
- Efficient
- Final
6
Q
What is the material cause?
A
What something is made of
7
Q
What is the formal cause?
A
What makes something itself
8
Q
What is the efficient cause?
A
What created something
9
Q
What is the final cause?
A
What something is made for
