There can be no doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience. (B 1)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Experience is the starting point of all knowledge, though not necessarily the sole source.
- In plain terms
- We start learning from what we experience.
- What can you take from it?
- Ground knowledge in empirical observation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What counts as true experience?
Another view
Some knowledge like math seems independent of experience.
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