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Experience, the Glossary

Index Experience

Experience refers to conscious events in general, more specifically to perceptions, or to the practical knowledge and familiarity that is produced by these processes.[1]

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  1. 98 relations: Ability, Action (philosophy), Aesthetics, Agency (philosophy), Altered state of consciousness, Art, Beauty, Bird, Branch, Choice, Coherentism, Concept, Concept learning, Condition of possibility, Consciousness, Copernican Revolution, Decision-making, Desire, Disjunctivism, Edmund Husserl, Eidetic reduction, Emotion, Empiricism, Episodic memory, Epistemology, Epoché, Essence, Experiment, Experimental aesthetics, Flow (psychology), Galileo Galilei, Geocentric model, Hallucination, Haptic perception, Hard problem of consciousness, Hearing, Heliocentrism, Hiking, Illusion, Imagination, Immanuel Kant, Incorrigibility, Ineffability, Inference, Intention, Intentionality, Judgement, Knowledge, Latin, Life review, ... Expand index (48 more) »

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Ability

Abilities are powers an agent has to perform various actions.

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Action (philosophy)

In philosophy, an action is an event that an agent performs for a purpose, that is, guided by the person's intention.

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Aesthetics

Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty and the nature of taste; and functions as the philosophy of art.

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Agency (philosophy)

Agency is the capacity of an actor to act in a given environment.

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Altered state of consciousness

An altered state of consciousness (ASC), also called an altered state of mind, altered mental status (AMS) or mind alteration, is any condition which is significantly different from a normal waking state. Experience and altered state of consciousness are consciousness and perception.

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Art

Art is a diverse range of human activity and its resulting product that involves creative or imaginative talent generally expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas.

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Beauty

Beauty is commonly described as a feature of objects that makes them pleasurable to perceive.

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Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Branch

A branch, also called a ramus in botany, is a stem that grows off from another stem, or when structures like veins in leaves are divided into smaller veins.

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Choice

A choice is the range of different things from which a being can choose.

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Coherentism

In philosophical epistemology, there are two types of coherentism: the coherence theory of truth, and the coherence theory of justification (also known as epistemic coherentism).

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Concept

A concept is defined as an abstract idea. Experience and concept are concepts in the philosophy of mind.

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Concept learning

Concept learning, also known as category learning, concept attainment, and concept formation, is defined by Bruner, Goodnow, & Austin (1956) as "the search for and testing of attributes that can be used to distinguish exemplars from non exemplars of various categories".

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Condition of possibility

In philosophy, condition of possibility (Bedingungen der Möglichkeit) is a concept made popular by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant, and is an important part of his philosophy. Experience and condition of possibility are concepts in epistemology.

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Consciousness

Consciousness, at its simplest, is awareness of internal and external existence. Experience and Consciousness are concepts in epistemology and concepts in the philosophy of mind.

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Copernican Revolution

The Copernican Revolution was the paradigm shift from the Ptolemaic model of the heavens, which described the cosmos as having Earth stationary at the center of the universe, to the heliocentric model with the Sun at the center of the Solar System.

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Decision-making

In psychology, decision-making (also spelled decision making and decisionmaking) is regarded as the cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or a course of action among several possible alternative options.

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Desire

Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving".

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Disjunctivism

Disjunctivism is a position in the philosophy of perception that rejects the existence of sense data in certain cases.

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Edmund Husserl

Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl (8 April 1859 – 27 April 1938) was an Austrian-German philosopher and mathematician who established the school of phenomenology.

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Eidetic reduction

Eidetic reduction is a technique in the study of essences in Edmund Husserl's phenomenology whose goal is to identify the basic components of phenomena.

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Emotion

Emotions are physical and mental states brought on by neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure.

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Empiricism

In philosophy, empiricism is an epistemological view which holds that true knowledge or justification comes only or primarily from sensory experience and empirical evidence.

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Episodic memory

Episodic memory is the memory of everyday events (such as times, location geography, associated emotions, and other contextual information) that can be explicitly stated or conjured.

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Epistemology

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge.

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Epoché

In Hellenistic philosophy, epoché (ἐποχή epokhē, "cessation") is suspension of judgment but also "withholding of assent".

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Essence

Essence (essentia) has various meanings and uses for different thinkers and in different contexts.

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Experiment

An experiment is a procedure carried out to support or refute a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.

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Experimental aesthetics

Experimental aesthetics is a field of psychology founded by Gustav Theodor Fechner in the 19th century.

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Flow (psychology)

Flow in positive psychology, also known colloquially as being in the zone or locked in, is the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.

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Galileo Galilei

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei or simply Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath.

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Geocentric model

In astronomy, the geocentric model (also known as geocentrism, often exemplified specifically by the Ptolemaic system) is a superseded description of the Universe with Earth at the center.

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Hallucination

A hallucination is a perception in the absence of an external stimulus that has the compelling sense of reality.

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Haptic perception

Haptic perception (italics "palpable", haptikόs "suitable for touch") means literally the ability "to grasp something". Experience and haptic perception are perception.

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Hard problem of consciousness

In the philosophy of mind, the hard problem of consciousness is to explain why and how humans and other organisms have qualia, phenomenal consciousness, or subjective experience. Experience and hard problem of consciousness are consciousness.

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Hearing

Hearing, or auditory perception, is the ability to perceive sounds through an organ, such as an ear, by detecting vibrations as periodic changes in the pressure of a surrounding medium.

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Heliocentrism

Heliocentrism (also known as the heliocentric model) is a superseded astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the universe.

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Hiking

Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside.

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Illusion

An illusion is a distortion of the senses, which can reveal how the mind normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. Experience and illusion are perception.

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Imagination

Imagination is the production of sensations, feelings and thoughts informing oneself.

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Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant (born Emanuel Kant; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers.

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Incorrigibility

In philosophy, incorrigibility is a property of a philosophical proposition, which implies that it is necessarily true simply by virtue of being believed. Experience and incorrigibility are concepts in epistemology.

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Ineffability

Ineffability is the quality of something that surpasses the capacity of language to express it, often being in the form of a taboo or incomprehensible term.

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Inference

Inferences are steps in reasoning, moving from premises to logical consequences; etymologically, the word infer means to "carry forward". Experience and Inference are concepts in epistemology and concepts in the philosophy of mind.

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Intention

An intention is a mental state in which a person commits themselves to a course of action. Experience and intention are concepts in the philosophy of mind.

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Intentionality

Intentionality is the mental ability to refer to or represent something. Experience and Intentionality are concepts in epistemology and concepts in the philosophy of mind.

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Judgement

Judgement (or judgment) (in legal context, known as adjudication) is the evaluation of given circumstances to make a decision.

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Knowledge

Knowledge is an awareness of facts, a familiarity with individuals and situations, or a practical skill. Experience and Knowledge are concepts in epistemology.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Life review

Life review is a phenomenon widely reported in near-death experiences in which people see their life history in an instantaneous and rapid manifestation of autobiographical memory.

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Mental representation

A mental representation (or cognitive representation), in philosophy of mind, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science, is a hypothetical internal cognitive symbol that represents external reality or its abstractions. Experience and mental representation are perception.

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Mental state

A mental state, or a mental property, is a state of mind of a person.

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Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality.

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Mind

The mind is what thinks, feels, perceives, imagines, remembers, and wills, encompassing the totality of mental phenomena. Experience and mind are concepts in the philosophy of mind.

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Mind–body dualism

In the philosophy of mind, mind–body dualism denotes either the view that mental phenomena are non-physical,Hart, W. D. 1996. Experience and mind–body dualism are concepts in epistemology, concepts in the philosophy of mind and consciousness.

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Mind–body problem

The mind–body problem is a philosophical problem concerning the relationship between thought and consciousness in the human mind and body. Experience and mind–body problem are consciousness.

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Mood (psychology)

In psychology, a mood is an affective state.

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Motivation

Motivation is an internal state that propels individuals to engage in goal-directed behavior.

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Naïve realism

In philosophy of perception and epistemology, naïve realism (also known as direct realism or perceptual realism) is the idea that the senses provide us with direct awareness of objects as they really are.

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Natural science

Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation.

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Near-death experience

A near-death experience (NDE) is a profound personal experience associated with death or impending death, which researchers describe as having similar characteristics.

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Negative affectivity

Negative affectivity (NA), or negative affect, is a personality variable that involves the experience of negative emotions and poor self-concept.

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Neurophenomenology

Neurophenomenology refers to a scientific research program aimed to address the hard problem of consciousness in a pragmatic way. Experience and Neurophenomenology are consciousness.

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Ontology

Ontology is the philosophical study of being.

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Out-of-body experience

An out-of-body experience (OBE or sometimes OOBE) is a phenomenon in which a person perceives the world as if from a location outside their physical body.

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Perception

Perception is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information or environment. Experience and Perception are concepts in the philosophy of mind.

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Phenomenology (philosophy)

Phenomenology is the philosophical study of objectivity and reality (more generally) as subjectively lived and experienced.

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Phenomenon

A phenomenon (phenomena), sometimes spelled phaenomenon, is an observable event.

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Platonism

Platonism is the philosophy of Plato and philosophical systems closely derived from it, though contemporary Platonists do not necessarily accept all doctrines of Plato.

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Pleasure

Pleasure is experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. Experience and Pleasure are perception.

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Positive psychology

Positive psychology is a field of psychological theory and research of optimal human functioning of people, groups, and institutions.

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Problem solving

Problem solving is the process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles, a frequent part of most activities.

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Procedural knowledge

Procedural knowledge (also known as know-how, knowing-how, and sometimes referred to as practical knowledge, imperative knowledge, or performative knowledge) is the knowledge exercised in the performance of some task. Experience and Procedural knowledge are concepts in epistemology.

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Process

A process is a series or set of activities that interact to produce a result; it may occur once-only or be recurrent or periodic.

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Process philosophy

Process philosophy, also ontology of becoming, or processism, is an approach in philosophy that identifies processes, changes, or shifting relationships as the only real experience of everyday living.

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Proposition

A proposition is a central concept in the philosophy of language, semantics, logic, and related fields, often characterized as the primary bearer of truth or falsity.

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Psychedelic drug

Psychedelics are a subclass of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary mental states (known as psychedelic experiences or "trips") and a perceived "expansion of consciousness".

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Psychedelic experience

A psychedelic experience (known colloquially as a trip) is a temporary altered state of consciousness induced by the consumption of a psychedelic substance (most commonly LSD, mescaline, psilocybin mushrooms, or DMT).

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Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior.

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Psychology of art

The psychology of art is the scientific study of cognitive and emotional processes precipitated by the sensory perception of aesthetic artefacts, such as viewing a painting or touching a sculpture.

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Psychosis

Psychosis is a condition of the mind or psyche that results in difficulties determining what is real and what is not real.

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Rational choice theory

Rational choice theory refers to a set of guidelines that help understand economic and social behaviour.

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Rationalism

In philosophy, rationalism is the epistemological view that "regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge" or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification",Lacey, A.R. (1996), A Dictionary of Philosophy, 1st edition, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1976.

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Reason

Reason is the capacity of applying logic consciously by drawing conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth. Experience and Reason are concepts in epistemology and concepts in the philosophy of mind.

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Religious experience

A religious experience (sometimes known as a spiritual experience, sacred experience, mystical experience) is a subjective experience which is interpreted within a religious framework.

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Science

Science is a strict systematic discipline that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the world.

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Semantic memory

Semantic memory refers to general world knowledge that humans have accumulated throughout their lives.

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Sense data

The theory of sense data is a view in the philosophy of perception, popularly held in the early 20th century by philosophers such as Bertrand Russell, C. D. Broad, H. H. Price, A. J. Ayer, and G. E. Moore. Experience and sense data are concepts in the philosophy of mind and empiricism.

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Sense of agency

The sense of agency (SoA), or sense of control, is the subjective awareness of initiating, executing, and controlling one's own volitional actions in the world.

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Sleep paralysis

Sleep paralysis is a state, during waking up or falling asleep, in which a person is conscious but in a complete state of full-body paralysis.

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The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is a repository for preprints devoted to the rapid dissemination of scholarly research in the social sciences, humanities, life sciences, and health sciences, among others.

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State of affairs (philosophy)

In philosophy, a state of affairs (Sachverhalt), also known as a situation, is a way the actual world must be in order to make some given proposition about the actual world true; in other words, a state of affairs is a truth-maker, whereas a proposition is a truth-bearer.

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Theory of forms

In philosophy and specifically metaphysics, the theory of Forms, theory of Ideas, Platonic idealism, or Platonic realism is a theory widely credited to the Classical Greek philosopher Plato.

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Thought

In their most common sense, the terms thought and thinking refer to cognitive processes that can happen independently of sensory stimulation. Experience and thought are concepts in epistemology and concepts in the philosophy of mind.

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Transformative Experience

Transformative Experience is a 2014 book by philosopher L. A. Paul.

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Traumatic brain injury

A traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as an intracranial injury, is an injury to the brain caused by an external force.

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Visual perception

Visual perception is the ability to interpret the surrounding environment through photopic vision (daytime vision), color vision, scotopic vision (night vision), and mesopic vision (twilight vision), using light in the visible spectrum reflected by objects in the environment. Experience and Visual perception are perception.

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Yellow

Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light.

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See also

Empiricism

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience

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