What type of philosopher was Epicurus in terms of his approach to knowledge?
Empiricist
Rationalist
Idealist
Skeptic
Answer
Epicurus was an empiricist, meaning he believed that only the senses are a reliable source of knowledge about the world. He derived much of his physics and cosmology from the earlier philosopher Democritus.
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