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Before moving on to Kant's resolution of the Rationalism-Empiricism debate, it is important to take stock of what we've covered thus far, which we'll address in this Discussion Board.
Now that you have an understanding of Rationalism and Empiricism, and have studied Descartes' Meditations as well as David Hume's empiricism (which leads to skepticism, for Hume), you are well situated to apply what you've learned about theories of knowledge acquisition to your own experience in the world.
For this Discussion Board, you will post a thread that considers the merits of both Rationalism and Empiricism, before stating which theory (empiricism or rationalism) you are more inclined to agree with.
As you answer post, consider the following questions:
1. Is there anything you know with absolute certainty? If so, what is it, and how did you acquire knowledge of it?
2. Generally speaking, how do you acquire reliable knowledge about the world (through your reason and intuition, or through your sense experience)?
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