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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.
