Empiricists recognize that reason and logic are important tools for analyzing and interpreting sensory experience, and for constructing theories and models to explain natural phenomena. In this sense, reason is seen as complementary to empiricism, rather than in opposition to it.
As an empiricist, one approach to determine the third angle of the triangle would be to observe and measure the angles of an actual triangle. This could be done using a protractor or other measuring tool to obtain accurate measurements. Alternatively, one could use empirical data from previous observations of triangles with known angle measurements to make an inference about the third angle. For example, if we know that the sum of the angles of any triangle is always 180 degrees, we could subtract the sum of the given angles (150 degrees) from 180 degrees to obtain the measurement of the third angle. In this case, the third angle would be 30 degrees. Therefore, while empirical methods may not be the only means of determining the third angle of a triangle, they can be useful in providing a reliable and objective means of measurement and analysis.
Hi Prof G, really like your videos, thanks for sharing. I’m new to philosophy and have a question I hope you can answer. When you say Joe is the murderer by “sheer reason”, was the information “the murderer was at the restaurant wearing size 10 shoes, and “Joe was the only one in the restaurant wearing size ten shoes” not gathered through empiricism?
Thank you, this lecture has made rationalism easy to understand
Big help. Thanks!
Empiricists recognize that reason and logic are important tools for analyzing and interpreting sensory experience, and for constructing theories and models to explain natural phenomena. In this sense, reason is seen as complementary to empiricism, rather than in opposition to it.
As an empiricist, one approach to determine the third angle of the triangle would be to observe and measure the angles of an actual triangle. This could be done using a protractor or other measuring tool to obtain accurate measurements.
Alternatively, one could use empirical data from previous observations of triangles with known angle measurements to make an inference about the third angle. For example, if we know that the sum of the angles of any triangle is always 180 degrees, we could subtract the sum of the given angles (150 degrees) from 180 degrees to obtain the measurement of the third angle. In this case, the third angle would be 30 degrees.
Therefore, while empirical methods may not be the only means of determining the third angle of a triangle, they can be useful in providing a reliable and objective means of measurement and analysis.
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Hi Prof G, really like your videos, thanks for sharing. I’m new to philosophy and have a question I hope you can answer. When you say Joe is the murderer by “sheer reason”, was the information “the murderer was at the restaurant wearing size 10 shoes, and “Joe was the only one in the restaurant wearing size ten shoes” not gathered through empiricism?
keep it up!
Also, what about seedless grapes?