British Empiricism

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:associatedWith inductive reasoning
skepticism
tabula rasa
gptkbp:challenges gptkb:continental_philosophy
gptkbp:competesWith rationalism
gptkbp:contributedTo modern philosophy
empirical science
gptkbp:developedBy 17th century
18th century
gptkbp:emphasizes empirical evidence
experimentation
verification
gptkbp:focusesOn experience
observation
sensory perception
gptkbp:hasLanguage gptkb:Karl_Popper
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
gptkb:G.W.F._Hegel
Immanuel Kant
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent education
psychology
social_sciences
natural_sciences
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Empiricism
gptkbp:influencedBy Enlightenment
scientific revolution
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy focus on sensory experience
empirical skepticism
rejection of innate ideas
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor neglect of rational thought
failure to account for abstract concepts
overemphasis on sensory data
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Lockean philosophy
Aristotelian_philosophy
Humean_skepticism
gptkbp:isRelatedTo cognitive psychology
philosophy of science
empiricism
scientific empiricism
gptkbp:isStudiedIn philosophy courses
epistemology courses
history of philosophy courses
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkb:George_Berkeley
gptkbp:ledTo scientific method
behaviorism
logical positivism
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:promoted British_philosophers