How knowledge is obtained is a question that has been studied for years. Knowledge is something one gains throughout life. From the time of birth, knowledge begins. A group of philosophers stated the mind was a Tabula Rusa. This means the mind begins like a blank sheet of paper. So, if the mind begins as they suggested how does one gain knowledge. As humans, it is assumed that all people have knowledge. But what exactly …
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…example, when someone reads that in Africa there are thousands of starving people, they would find that hard to believe. If that same person was brought to Africa and could see it, they would believe those starving people exist. I know knowledge exist in ones experiences. When I experience something I know it exist. For things I cannot experience, I have to do intense research on the subject. So, I know I am an empiricist.