Understanding Empiricism

What is the primary source of knowledge according to empiricism?

• Divine revelation

• Logical reasoning

• Innate ideas

• Sensory experience

How do empiricists view the mind at birth?

• As a repository of innate ideas

• As a logical machine

• As a blank slate

• As a divine entity

Which type of experience is NOT the focus of empiricism?

• Fantasizing

• Imagining

• Dreaming

• Sensory experience

What does John Locke mean by 'reflection'?

• The process of dreaming

• The perception of the mind's operations

• The act of seeing one's reflection

• The process of logical reasoning

According to Locke, what is formed when simple ideas are combined?

• Logical deductions

• Sensory experiences

• Complex ideas

• Innate ideas