There's nothing wrong with empiricism. The fault lies with thinking that it alone constitutes the only method of gaining knowledge. Empiricism breaks at that point , and becomes contradictory.
I, like anyone else, gain the majority of my knowledge from empiricism. Empiricism is our very basic interaction with our physical world, interpreted by our brains. It's the simplest thing to prove. It doesn't account for deduction, intuition and innate knowledge.
Empiricism is the opposite of rationalism.
By rationalism we know thorough knowledge. Through empiricism we know through experience.
A balanced and thorough view uses both.
I, like anyone else, gain the majority of my knowledge from empiricism. Empiricism is our very basic interaction with our physical world, interpreted by our brains. It's the simplest thing to prove. It doesn't account for deduction, intuition and innate knowledge.
Empiricism is the opposite of rationalism.
By rationalism we know thorough knowledge. Through empiricism we know through experience.
A balanced and thorough view uses both.
