The doctrine that "there's nothing in the intellect that wasn't first in the senses" was accepted by
A) the rationalists.
B) Socrates.
C) the empiricists.
D) Descartes.

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This doctrine is a fundamental principle of empiricism, which argues that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience. Empiricists, unlike rationalists, believe that the foundation of all knowledge is empirical evidence rather than innate ideas or reasoning alone.

The Doctrine That "There's Nothing in the Intellect That Wasn't