Why are empathy and intuition important aspects of human knowledge, along with rationalism and empiricism?
2006-11-08 11:31:05 · 9 answers · asked by librarylady93562 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Empathy and intuition are feeling based, emotions that well up in you in response to external stimuli acting on you. These two internal actions can result with any facts to give you a basis for the response. EMOTION provides your empathy or intuition.
Rationalism and empiricism both result from a given set of occurences that fit in with your own attitudes. Certain facts about the occurence cause one to equate that occurence to pre-conceived notions that you have. REASON provides your opinion or attitude.
One must always know if reason or emotion gives the answer!
2006-11-08 12:46:16 · answer #1 · answered by eatwayless 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Empathy is an evolutionary response - developed to survive.
Intuition is not that different from reason.
Basically intuiting is a process of drawing conclusions when not enough data is available, as such error rate is high.
Compare it to reasoning which is a process of drawing conclusions when a lot of data is available, as such error rate is low.
2006-11-09 12:57:13 · answer #2 · answered by hq3 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes the best thing to do is not the thing that makes the most since. Humans have always benefited from having a fair balance of their decision making from both their hearts and their heads
2006-11-08 21:07:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anna W 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Along with conscience, and a medula onblongata, the above are the qualities that define our humanity, and separate us from rocks, carrots, and bunnies.
2006-11-08 23:11:12 · answer #4 · answered by Kesela 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As to the first part I refer you to Aldara,,, who happens to be both a blessed empath and strong Intuit.
Steven Wolf
2006-11-08 23:22:53 · answer #5 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know, this is a good one. a human being isn't just one thing or the other. we're all a mixing bowl of different components, just like a cake. without all the ingredients we're just not completely human.
2006-11-08 20:42:35 · answer #6 · answered by sheepherder 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because empathy and intuition makes us human.it goes something like this ( i think)
intellect
reason
passion
2006-11-08 20:09:40 · answer #7 · answered by Love Exists? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Survival techniques.Empathy--love--family, intuition--out smart our rivals and prey.
2006-11-08 20:16:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hows it going?
2006-11-08 19:57:49 · answer #9 · answered by master 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋