• Rationalism versus empiricism

  • Sep 18 2021
  • Length: 44 mins
  • Podcast

Rationalism versus empiricism

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  • Rationalism says mathematical knowledge comes from within, from pure thought; empiricism that it comes from without, from experience and observation. Rationalism led Kepler to look for divine design in the universe, and Descartes to reduce all mechanical phenomena to contact mechanics and all curves in geometry to instrumental generation. Empiricism led Newton to ignore the … Continue reading Rationalism versus empiricism
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