M 69 Art Appreciation

“It is a credit to your character that you do not understand why people do unkind things. So instead of despairing over and picking apart someone's lack of compassion and consideration towards you, celebrate the fact that yours is abundant enough to never treat people that way.” -Nina Grewal / X

Smile is stunning

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Sailin' Shoes - Little Feat

What Is Empiricism? You’ve probably heard the phrase “empirical evidence” if you paid attention in science class. You may not remember what exactly this means, or how it relates to science or gardening. Empiricism is an epistemological vantage which holds true that knowledge is primarily or completely gained through observation, experimentation, and sensory experience. Empirical evidence, therefore, is evidence which one directly observes (or is observable) with their senses. It’s a very “learn by doing” / “learn by seeing and observing” / “learn through experimenting” approach to knowing. Empiricism contrasts with other epistemological perspectives such as rationalism, idealism, positivism, reductionism, or skepticism whereby knowledge may be obtained through logic, intuition, reason, theory, mathematics, physics, etc. In a way, empiricism is more similar to “street smarts” whereas some of the contrasting views named here are more akin to “book smarts”, though this is a very rough metaphor […] CLICK HERE TO KEEP READING FOR FREE