Holly Estil CunninghamEmpiricism teaches that there is a real world of fixed things on the outside and that ideas of these outside things are stamped on the mind which is at the beginning of life a blank.
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Empiricism is the belief that the outside world exists independently of the mind. The mind is not a blank at birth, but rather a tabula rasa, a blank tablet upon which experience is written. Experience is the only thing that counts for Empiricists. You can read a book on Empiricism and it will be a great help to you in your pursuit of knowledge.
Source: An Introduction To Philosophy
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