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Science - Coggle Diagram
Science
Truth
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Metaphysics
Deals with the fundamental nature of reality, being, existence and origin of the world around us
Empiricism
Advocates of induction (making generalisations from specific instances/conclusions to understand the world
e.g. David Hume claimed we are more influenced by our feelings than by reason, asserting 'knowledge' was derived primarily from sensory experience and observation
However, Hume recognises the shortcomings of induction within the context of empiricism, asserting induction is not rationally justified as it relies on the assumption that the future will resemble the past. If the future is time that has not yet happened, how does an empiricist know it will happen or is the truth, considering an empiricist's sense of truth is derived from experience?
Just because the sun shone brightly on a monday morning, does not necessarily entiail it will shine the same tomorrow; in fact it may run out of energy, leaving humanity to suffer in the cold... this is the contradiction to empiricist philosophy
However, Hume counterproposes that hardly anything we do is ever truly rational
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When we say we are 'good' in response to 'how are you?', does it mean we 'feel' good from getting into the good habits of feeling good OR are genuine good things happening to us?
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All truths contain an element of doubt, cannot be 100% infallable
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