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This 3 page paper is in question and answer format. Three questions are answered related to modern and medieval philosophy, British empiricism, continental rationalism and Kantianism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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ancient realms of thought were accepted through the Renaissance period (Blum, 2002). To an extent, modern philosophy focuses more on Christianity than earlier theorists had done. When the Enlightenment period
began, it seems that old thought would change and religion was questioned. Still, religion never disappeared. In fact, the idea of God was central to many philosophies that were quite
different from Platonic thought for example. The Cartesian circle is for instance something that is demonstrative of what modern theorists began to delve into. Circular reasoning was not something characteristic
of early philosophical thought. Descartes lived in a time just before the enlightenment would take shape. He delved into subject matter many did not dare. Although religious, he did not
rely on faith to corral his belief in Gods existence. Rather, he seemed to need further logical proof of that. He was however able to devise a proof that God
exists. It is the use of such logical proofs that perhaps distinguishes, at least to some extent, the difference between early and modern philosophical thought. 2. What is
the major difference between British empiricism and continental rationalism? British Empiricism is a concept that is related to an eighteenth century philosophical movement that appeared in Great Britain and
suggested that all knowledge is experiential ("British," 2004). In other words, knowledge does not come from nowhere. It is not intrinsic. It is not a part of reason. Rather, it
is something that has been experienced. Continental Rationalists on the other hand believed that knowledge emanates from particular concepts known through reason and are attached to innate ideas as
well (2004). Deductive reasoning is used to achieved results (2004). British Empiricists clearly do not embrace the "theory of innate ideas " and have suggested that knowledge must be based
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