concept empricism
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- concept empiricism
- all concepts are derived from experience
- tabula rasa (locke)
- we are born with a blank slate
- contains no ideas,thoughts or concepts
- we gain concepts from either sensation(external) or reflection (internal
- contains no ideas,thoughts or concepts
- we are born with a blank slate
- impressions and ideas
- ideas are faint copies of impressions
- as there are impressions of sensation and reflection, there are also ideas
- without the required experience you cannot form the concept
- Hume:missing shade of blue, we could probably form an idea of it in our head without experience - humes copy principle
- without the required experience you cannot form the concept
- as there are impressions of sensation and reflection, there are also ideas
- ideas are faint copies of impressions
- simple and complex concepts
- starts with simple impressions eg singular colours,smells etc
- copy these to form simple concepts, to then construct complex concepts
- but we cant do this for all concepts e.g. beauty and knowledge
- copy these to form simple concepts, to then construct complex concepts
- starts with simple impressions eg singular colours,smells etc
- tabula rasa (locke)
- all concepts are derived from experience
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