Rationalism Empiricism The primaryand mostsuperiorsource of Theonlysource of genuine knowledge about the world is sense experience. knowledge about reality is reason. Sense experience is an unreliable...

Is it possible to make use of both philosophical approaches? Why or why not?

Extracted text: Rationalism Empiricism The primaryand mostsuperiorsource of Theonlysource of genuine knowledge about the world is sense experience. knowledge about reality is reason. Sense experience is an unreliable and inadequate route to knowledge. Reason is an unreliable and inadequate route to knowledge unless it is grounded in the solid bedrock of sense experience. The fundamental truths about the world There is no such thing as innate can be known a priori: either innate or self-evident to our minds. knowledge because knowledge is derived from experience. The mind before experience is a tabula rasa, a blankslate.