The idea that knowledge comes from experience is
ARationalism
BDeductive reasoning
CLogic
DEmpiricism ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Empiricism
Explanation
The idea that knowledge comes from experience is empiricism.
Rationalism holds that knowledge comes chiefly from reason rather than sensory experience.
Deductive reasoning moves from general premises to a specific conclusion.
Logic is the formal study of valid reasoning, not a source of knowledge from experience.
Empiricism underlies the observational, evidence based method of science.
Locke, Berkeley and Hume are leading empiricist philosophers.
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