Empiricism: Locke, Hume, and Berkeley's Perspectives - 5.3

Empiricism

Knowledge is obtained through sensory experience.

A posteriori

Knowledge verified through experience or inductive reasoning.

John Locke

Challenged innate ideas; mind as 'tabula rasa'.

Tabula Rasa

Mind is a blank slate filled by experience.

Subjectivism

Existence depends on subjective awareness.

Primary Qualities

Inherent qualities like size and shape.

Secondary Qualities

Imposed qualities like color and texture.

Locke's Copy Theory

Mind captures reality like a camera.

Objective Truth

Truth independent of personal perception.

George Berkeley

Believed all qualities are subjective.

Esse est percipi

To be is to be perceived.

Solipsism

Only one's mind is sure to exist.

God's Perception

God perceives objects even if unobserved.

David Hume

Skeptical philosopher questioning external reality.

Impressions

Lively perceptions from direct sensory experience.

Ideas

Faded remnants of impressions in the mind.

External Reality

Doubtful existence without verification.

Language

Interprets sense data into recurring patterns.

Perception

Awareness of sensory experiences.

Inductive Reasoning

General principles derived from specific facts.

Knowledge

Understanding derived from experiences and ideas.

Experience

The process of perceiving and understanding.

Pattern Recognition

Identifying recurring ideas from experiences.