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Preview: ... the hurrying of material, endlessly, meaninglessly.” Empiricism and Materialism Francis Bacon was also an important contributor in the mind-body theories.   He was the first to develop the theory of empiricism. This is the belief that science can prosper through observations and experiences (Empiricism, n.d.). Locke and Bacon thought that the mind was a separate entity that continued to exist after death. Mind existing beyond death, on the other hand, was considered normal due to spirituality. Another man by the name of David Hume agreed with Locke and Bacon. According to Empiricism (n.d.), “These early empiricists and founders of modern science viewed the mind as a blank slate; that ideas and knowledge come from our senses and experiences.” Whether or not a person believes in the supernatural cannot be tested empirically. One is believed to exist based on science and things that are observed, not because of a supernatural being. Most modern philosophers believe in materialism. Materialism is better known as the root of all science. According to Goodwin (2005), “ Materialists are monists believing that the only reality is a physical reality, and that every event in the universe, including what we think of as mental events, involves measurable, material objects in motion in physical space.” Each time a human being says something (language) it cannot be shown or explained, and because of this a scientist will make it his or her ...

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