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THOMAS HOBBES

EMPIRICISM Thomas Hobbes (1588-1678) is one of the most important exponents of english empiricism, → empiricists think that every teories should be created from observation like in scientific method,rather than intuition and faith. According to Locke and to empiricism he thinks that there are no innate ideas (contrasting with Cartesio’ theories ), he thought  that …

FRANCIS BACON

EMPIRICISM Bacon’s merit was that of being the first to carry out a cultural battle against Aristotelianism in favor of the possibilities of new knowledge. People initially considered it immoral because Aristotle’s values ​​and principles were seen as absolute truth. With his scientific revolution Bacon reformed knowledge and the method by which to achieve it. …

JOHN LOCKE

EMPIRICISM Locke’s empiricism differs from others because it is based on the belief that in morality and in science there is absolutely no valid principle that is not controlled by experience. In the work “The essay on the human intellect” of 1690, Locke said that the boundaries, within which knowledge can develop, are determined by …