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Perception through the senses, reason, and introspection are the primary sources of knowledge according to the document. Perception involves experiences that can be sensed, reason involves deducing truths or discovering necessary truths through pure thought, and introspection is self-evaluation of one's internal state. Memory stores past knowledge and testimony involves acquiring knowledge communicated by others.

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Sources of Knowledge

Perception through the senses, reason, and introspection are the primary sources of knowledge according to the document. Perception involves experiences that can be sensed, reason involves deducing truths or discovering necessary truths through pure thought, and introspection is self-evaluation of one's internal state. Memory stores past knowledge and testimony involves acquiring knowledge communicated by others.

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Sources of Knowledge

1. Perception that which can be perceived through the


experiences of the senses. The view that experience is the
primary source of knowledge is called empiricism.

2. Reason Reason can be considered a source of knowledge,


either by deducing truths from existing knowledge, or by
learning things a priori, discovering necessary truths (such as
mathematical truths) through pure reason. The view that
reason is the primary source of knowledge is called rationalism

3. Introspection knowledge of ones self that can be found


through internal self-evalution. This is generally considered to
be a sort of perception. (For example, I know I am hungry or
tired.)

4. Memory Memory is the storage of knowledge that was


learned in the past whether it be past events or current
information.

5. Testimony Testimony relies on others to acquire


knowledge and communicate it to us. Some deny that
testimony can be a source of knowledge, and insist that beliefs
gained through testimony must be verified in order to be
knowledge.

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