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Empiricism is a branch of philosophy and a theory of knowledge which views sense perception as the the source of knowledge. In this view, all knowledge derives from sense experience as opposed to a rationalist view which privileges ''a priori'' reasoning. | '''Empiricism''' is a branch of [[philosophy]] and a theory of knowledge which views [[sense perception]] as the the source of [[knowledge]]. In this view, all knowledge derives from sense experience as opposed to a [[rationalism|rationalist]] view which privileges ''[[a priori]]'' reasoning. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:48, 3 April 2011
Empiricism is a branch of philosophy and a theory of knowledge which views sense perception as the the source of knowledge. In this view, all knowledge derives from sense experience as opposed to a rationalist view which privileges a priori reasoning.