Question

which philosopher maintained that knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and therefore, science should rely on observations and experiments?
a. socrates
b. plato
c. john locke
d. hippocrates

please select the best answer from the choices provided

○ a
○ b
○ c
○ d

Explanation:

Socrates and Plato were rationalists who prioritized innate ideas and reason over sensory experience. Hippocrates focused on medicine, not epistemology of scientific knowledge. John Locke was a foundational empiricist, arguing that all knowledge originates from sensory experience, which supports the reliance on observation and experiment in science.

Answer:

C. John Locke