Please write an essay with at least two full pages:

Define and explain empiricism. What is rationalism and what distinguishes it from empiricism?

Why are Locke and Hume classified as empiricists?

How does the main argument developed in Descartes' First Meditation challenge empiricism?

Should modern science be based on empiricism or rationalism?

What position do you prefer: empiricism or rationalism? Why?

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