In this lesson, Leonard Peikoff concludes his discussion of rationalism and begins his analysis of empiricism — a common method of dealing with ideas characterized by an improper emphasis on concretes, a rejection of axioms and of logical hierarchy, a suspicion of abstractions and of any claim to certainty. The lesson contains valuable advice about how to identify empiricism in one’s own thinking and how to combat it.
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