The concept of empiricism states that all rationally accepted knowledge is determined from experience. Francis Bacon was one of the first scientists to promote this theory. What was its impact on society? A) People started deriving conclusions based solely on their observations. B) People completely rejected all the old beliefs and started doing new research. C) People started closely examining the ancient teachings of medieval scientists. D) People emphasized obtaining knowledge through scientific experiments.

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Zechariah Curtis

2 October, 23:00

The concept of empiricism states that all rationally accepted knowledge is determined from experience. Francis Bacon was one of the first scientists to promote this theory. What was its impact on society? A) People started deriving conclusions based solely on their observations. B) People completely rejected all the old beliefs and started doing new research. C) People started closely examining the ancient teachings of medieval scientists. D) People emphasized obtaining knowledge through scientific experiments.

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Valentino Gaines · Answer 1

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option C. The impact of the concept of empiricism would be that people started closely examining the ancient teachings of medieval scientists. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.