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empiricism Definition

em·piri·cism (em pir′i siz′əm)

noun

  1. experimental method; search for knowledge by observation and experiment
    1. a disregarding of scientific methods and relying solely on experience
    2. Archaic quackery
  3. Philos. the theory that sense experience is the only source of knowledge

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empiricism Synonyms

empiricism

n.

induction, experimentation, experientialism; see philosophy 1.

empiricism Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • inductive: Each man considers himself to be the genuine champion of inductive empiricism in the attempt to relate faith to history.
  • logical: Out of their discussions developed the initial ideas of Logical Positivism, or Logical Empiricism.
  • radical: Paths toward a clearing: Radical empiricism and ethnographic inquiry.
  • traditional: Quote D5 ), it seems that Empirical Modeling is associated with Radical Empiricism rather than traditional empiricism.
  • naive: One likely error is the error of naive empiricism.
  • modern: Introduction John Locke might be regarded as ' the father of modern empiricism ' .

Preposition: in

  • philosophy: A Renaissance of Empiricism in the recent philosophy of mathematics?