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Empiricism

Empiricism Meaning & Definition
Empiricism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Empiricism?

[n] the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

Synonyms | Synonyms for Empiricism: empiricist philosophy | sensationalism

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See Also | experimentalism | logical positivism | philosophical doctrine | philosophical theory | positivism

Empiricism In Webster's Dictionary

\Em*pir"i*cism\, n. 1. The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment. 2. Specifically, a practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; charlatanry; quackery. 3. (Metaph.) The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.

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