Sense vs. Reason: A Way to Obtain Knowledge
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
NUR 710 Philosophy of Knowledge Development in Nursing
Dr. Beth Barba
Junjira Seesawang
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SENSE VS. REASON: A WAY TO OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE
The debate about truth upon two schools of thought, rationalism and empiricism has existed for long time. Although, they have played important role as contemplated for answering the proposition, their view on obtaining truth, epistemology, and nature of knowledge is different. How do these different philosophies …show more content…
In fact someone interested in gathering knowledge in a scientific mode of thought, he can come up with ideas for observation and experiments to answer his questions. An example of this is if nurses represent the exercise is most effective in older adult with osteoarthritis, they could pursued those older people to learn and train to exercise and evaluate the effective of exercise. Meanwhile, empiricism gives experimental reasoning which as well as observation and past experiences are the sources of knowledge. It is not unconditionally and concretely true in experimental reasoning depending on cause and effect. This can be said that all things can be revised when we doubt or require the answer.
However, it is also important to note that both the rationalism and empiricism are not suitable to be a good source of knowledge in all situations. It depends on view of individual to select to be way of knowing in specific situation. For example, each religion has its god; sometimes we could not doubt whereas, some phenomena can be experienced and observed by using our five senses.
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SENSE VS. REASON: A WAY TO OBTAIN