Empiricism states that all knowledge is gained through sensory experience. Rationalism is a theory that states that reason, not experience, is the basis of knowledge. And how does one get this "knowledge"? There are two schools of thought on how we indeed gain knowledge. Why is this definition important? Because knowledge encompasses everything that we, as an individual human being knows to be true. It is a set of logical arguments about how get knowledge, how we define it, and what counts as knowledge. The mountain of God Hildegard sees the Lord of the universe enthroned as 'angel of great counsel' on an iron-colored mountain, which represents the eternity of his kingdom.
Epistemology in its simplest form, is the study of knowledge. Hildegard - Scivias synopsis (with acknowledgements to Barbara Newman et al.) Book One - The Creator and Creation 1. Much of the ideas and thought process that will show this to be true is due to philosopher John Locke, who's works, and essays give a clear and concise answer to the puzzle. The puzzle askes the question: "if a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to hear it fall, does it make a noise?" The question poses an epistemological approach to the answer, and only through the lens of epistemology will a logical. Epistemological Approach to the Falling Tree Puzzle The Falling Tree puzzle is one of the oldest philosophical thought experiments known to be asked.
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