Answer to Question #207045 in Philosophy for ani

Question

“The danger of Empiricism when applied to education is that it encourages educators to focus on what can be measured and tested objectively. Higgs, P. &Smith. J. 2017. Philosophy of Education Today: An Introduction. Juta: Cape Town. (page38).

Based on the above statement, share your thoughts on this claim by indicating how Empiricism has influenced education, teaching and learning?

Answer 1

Empiricism is an important part of the scientific method because theories and hypotheses must be observed and tested to be considered accurate. Empiricists tend to be skeptical that anything can be known for certain and, therefore, they tend not to believe in dogmas or absolute truths.