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Sir Francis Bacon has been called the father of empiricism. This groovy portrait of him accompanies one of his well-known quotes. "
All rising to a great place is by a winding stair."
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sir francis bacon, enlightenment thinker, mindfulness, death, philosophers
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Sir Francis Bacon has been called the father of empiricism. This groovy portrait of him accompanies one of his well-known quotes. "...old age is always 15 years older than I am."
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old age, over the hill, philosophy quotes, philosophers, funny saying
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Plato & Aristotle. Where does knowledge come from? The disagreement between Plato's idealism and Aristotle's empiricism shaped the way philosophers thought about knowledge.
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John Locke: Enlightenment philosopher, "Tabula Rasa" theory, empiricism, social contract, individual rights, liberalism, government's role, foundational modern political thought.
