Talk:Empiricism

I don't get the Missouri joke, can someone explain it? 21:32, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Missouri, a.k.a., the "Show Me State." 21:34, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Ohhhhh, I see. Thanks LX! 21:36, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

I think empiricism does necessarily imply epistemological solipsism since we only experience our perception of the external world and not the external world itself.

Skinner does not support the tabula rasa perspective
Stop spreading this myth. Seriously. In his view, behavior was the culmination of >>>phylogenetic<<<, ontogenetic and cultural interactions. In other words, while human behavior has a greater flexibility compared to other animals, mostly because of verbal behavior, it is still determined by "innate" components. 20:30, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 * This isn't a very oft-edited article, so it's unsurprising that there may be an error. Do you have any sources we could tack on? ℕoir LeSable (talk) 21:20, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Buddha quote
First of all, great quote. However, the source on the quote contains two very important caveats which emphasize that it's a highly paraphrased/modernized quote. Could the quote's attribution be changed to "a paraphrase of The Buddha" or something? I don't think it's enough to expect that the reader assume it's a paraphrase because, apart from the last sentence, it could pass as a direct translation. Vi (talk) 08:21, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

Is empiricism self refuting?
All knowledge is gained through sense experience. We would consider that statement to be a form of knowledge(non-coincidental true justified belief) but we haven't gain that knowledge through our senses. I think this empiricism-rationalism debate is pointless considering that one is self refuting and the other is circular. Herr Doktor Enter into the rabbit hole  07:59, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
 * While I could argue with that statement, this is not the place for it. This is a talk page for discussing the improvement of its corresponding wiki article, not for arguments about the merits of empiricism or lack thereof. Internet forums, such as this, would be a more appropriate place for such discussions. - Linneris (talk) 13:03, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Fine, just tell me if it is self refuting or not and I'll delete this section. Herr Doktor  Enter into the rabbit hole  13:28, 2 July 2022 (UTC)