De Anza College Empiricism of John Locke and Berkeley Discussion In this section we begin our study of empiricism in epistemology. We read about one ancien

De Anza College Empiricism of John Locke and Berkeley Discussion In this section we begin our study of empiricism in epistemology. We read about one ancient empiricist (Aristotle), and the two modern empiricists John Locke and George Berkeley (after whom Berkeley, California was named).

This is the material for Quiz 10:

Required Readings/Resources for Quiz 10

DP Ch 3 “The Empiricism of John Locke
DP Ch 3 “Berkeley’s Correction of Locke”
Crash Course Locke and Berkeley (Links to an external site.)
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Optional:

Some good Web sites:

John Locke (Links to an external site.)

George Berkeley (Links to an external site.)

Objectives for Quiz 10

You should be able to answer the following questions:

1. How does Berkeley’s empiricism differ from Locke’s? (Be sure to give Berkeley’s reasons for disagreeing with Locke.)

2. What is the problem of substance in Locke?

3. What role does God play in Berkeley’s metaphysics and epistemology? Why is the notion of God contradictory for an empiricist?

4. What are simple ideas for Locke?

5. Explain primary and secondary qualities

6. What is empiricism in epistemology?

7. What is the difference between rationalism and empiricism in epistemology?

8. What is idealism?

9. What is conceptualism and how does this view differ from Plato’s theory of forms in explaining general, terms like “human” or “cat?