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This 3 page paper examines Russell's ideas along with that of Locke and Hume. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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for sure? Bertrand Russell is quite critical of Hume and Locke on this subject. Russell believes, according to a student, that both theorists are not able to provide a
rational view of knowledge. Russell (1999) actually writes that the empiricists, inclusive of Locke and Hume, believe that all knowledge is derived from experience whereas rationalists claim that knowledge comes
from innate ideas or principles that are not attached to experience. This summation provides a good place to start in the quest for information on epistemology. There are in fact
two ways of looking at knowledge. One is to say that knowledge is intrinsic like the rationalists believe and the other is to see it as equated with human experience.
Bertrand Russell believes that knowledge is something that can be rationalized and contends that Hume and Locke are wrong because they rely on experiences alone. For those who oppose experiential
knowledge, the idea is that what is experienced is subjective. Therefore, it is only through objective knowledge or reason that something can be deemed correct. Obviously, the empiricists believe that
the opposite is the case. How might empiricists like Locke and Hume argue with the likes of Russell? Why do they believe that experiential knowledge is correct? David Humes ideas
about knowledge are very powerful. He held that people acquire beliefs about things that are not experienced in a particular manner. Using the example of a flame, Hume would say
that one concludes it is hot, but the conclusion is not related to the fact that one starts from a present impression or the sight of the flame (Honderich, 1995).
Someone who is rational, like Russell, would of course start from what is seen. In the context of the flame example, an individual will of course possess an impression from
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