Question

Biases are identified as valid “decision vectors” in a book titled for this position’s “social” form by Miriam Solomon. Selecting between undetermined scientific theories requires critical revision from a diverse community in the “contextual” form of this position (15[1])developed by Helen Longino. An anti-realist form of this position holds that theories only strive to reach a namesake form of “adequacy;” that is Bas van Fraassen’s “constructive” (-5[1])form (-5[1])of this (15[1])position. (-5[1])A paper titled (-5[1])for this position (-5[1])argues that no statement can be (*) tested without testing all of science in its defense (-5[1])of confirmation holism. An anti-foundationalist paper titled for this position attacks the existence of basic concepts that also provide justification as the “myth of the given;” that (-5[1])Wilfrid Sellars paper is titled for it “and (10[1])the Philosophy (10[1])of Mind.” (10[2])For 10 points, name this belief that all knowledge derives from experience. ■END■ (10[5]0[1])

ANSWER: empiricism [accept social empiricism, contextual empiricism, or constructive empiricism; accept “Two Dogmas of Empiricism”; accept “Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind”]
<VD, Philosophy (19th/20th Century)>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cole MitchellThe Chard Problem of ConsciousnessThree Cantabrigians3715
Ryan RosenbergRump Fest? I Thought They Closed That Place DownEzrielev et al.65-5
Jonathan ShaufFable of the MiisWater Buffalo66-5
Nathaniel HullMorlocks! Morlocks! lama sabachthani?The Questions for the Historical Je*BUZZ* by AlBonus Schweitzer6815
Joel MilesBringing an Occam's Razor and a Hume's Guillotine to a Newton's Flaming Laser Sword fightJosiah Royce da 5'969-5
Joey GoldmanGoldman & JacksonKnox et al72-5
Matt BollingerDoes a dawg have Buddha-nature?Jesus wept, for He had no more worlds to conquer75-5
Sky LiThe Book of Coming Forth by GayThe Waterloo Queens90-5
Jerry VinokurovThe Philosophy of Furnitureis the priestly source stored in the balls117-5
Henry AtkinsQuining Quem QuaeritisHawk the Herald Angels Tuah12510
John LawrenceThe Rumbleless Rumble in Meinong's JungleKirtland Signature12710
Matthew WangHawk TuahologyTrielectic Materialists12910
Vivian Malouf2 Indiscernible Broke GirlsYesodei HaTorah 2:712910
Rayton LinThe Waterloo QueensThe Book of Coming Forth by Gay14210
Veer RamiJosiah Royce da 5'9Bringing an Occam's Razor and a Hume's Guillotine to a Newton's Flaming Laser Sword fight14210
Anuttam RamjiEzrielev et al.Rump Fest? I Thought They Closed That Place Down14210
Rahul KeyalJesus wept, for He had no more worlds to conquerDoes a dawg have Buddha-nature?14210
Louis the priestly source stored in the ballsThe Philosophy of Furniture14210
Michael BucknallWater BuffaloFable of the Miis1420

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror05/31/25Y450%25%50%83.00
2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror07/13/25Y3100%0%33%132.00
2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror08/10/25Y6100%17%67%127.17