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Skeptical Empiricism Vs Plain Empiricism

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Running head: SKEPTICAL EMPIRICISM VERSUS PLAIN EMPIRICISM Skeptical Empiricism Versus Plain Empiricism Name of Student Institutional Affiliation 2 SKEPTICAL EMPIRICISM VERSUS PLAIN EMPIRICISM Skeptical Empiricism Versus Plain Empiricism Plain and skeptical empiricisms are two different philosophical theories that focus on belief, and they both major on finding out the truth. However, the two differ on how they handle a given result or information. Empiricism is derived from the Greek word “empeiria,” which denotes “experience” in English (Bronowski, 2016). Therefore, empiricism is a concept that relates knowledge with the intensity of the five senses’ experience. According to empiricism, knowledge is achieved through what is observed and experienced (Nourse & Shaffer, 2014). On the other hand, Skepticism is a concept that doubts the authenticity or validity of something. Ho ...
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