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mind ↔ empiricism

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Empiricism is fundamentally related to the mind as it defines the mind's nature and function, specifically describing it as a blank slate [1] that actively combines simple ideas into complex ones [2].

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Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact
claimJohn Locke rejected rationalism in favor of empiricism, which posits that the mind is a blank slate.
Epistemology - Belief, Justification, Rationality | Britannica britannica.com Britannica 1 fact
claimEmpiricism posits that the mind is primarily passive but possesses the power to combine simple ideas into complex ones.