Empiricism
Empiricism is generally regarded as being at the heart of the modern scientific method, that our theories should be based on our
observations of the world rather than on intuition or faith; that is, empirical research and inductive
reasoning rather than purely deductive logic.
Names associated with empiricism include Aristotle, Francis Bacon, John Locke,
George Berkeley, and David Hume.
Empiricism is contrasted with rationalism,
epitomized by René Descartes. According to this school philosophy
should be done via introspection and a priori, deductive reasoning.
Empiricism in history
Within historiography, empiricism refers to empiricist
historiography, a school of documentary interpretation and historical teleology derived from the works of Ranke.
Classical Empiricism
Modern Empiricism
See also
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