It derives the existential character of the ecological crisis and its life threatening character not only from the so-called 'Reports of the Club of Rome' and from other theoretical and empirical investigations, but in particular from Plato's theorem of the 'plenitude' of a cosmic order. ...
The argument of empiricism versus rationalism, in other words one can draw on the thoughts and theories of Locke in opposition to the beliefs of Descartes. The argument between empiricism and rationalism can be broken down to the simple form of Locke's imperialism being that all knowledge derives from the senses, against Descartes" belief that information can be known in advance of experience through innate ideas. Locke is considered to be the founder of British empiricism, while Descartes is considered to be the father of modern philosophy. They both have two distinct epistemic syste...
