There are two modes of acquiring knowledge, namely, by reasoning and experience. Reasoning draws a conclusion and makes us grant the conclusion, but does not make the conclusion certain, nor does it remove doubt so that the mind may rest on the intuition of truth unless the mind discovers it by the path of experience.
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Argument is conclusive, but it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds it by the method of experiment.
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Birth: | 1214 |
Death: | 1294 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Philosopher |
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Roger Bacon was an English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empirical methods.
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