Meaning of EMPIRICISM
| Pronunciation: | | em'piri`sizum
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| | Definition: | | [n] the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience |
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| | Synonyms: | | empiricist philosophy, sensationalism |
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| | See Also: | | experimentalism, logical positivism, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, positivism | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Definition: | | reliance on observable and quantifiable data. |
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| | Related Terms: | | altruistic ethics, animalism, aretaics, atomism, behaviorism, casuistry, categorical imperative, Christian ethics, commonsense realism, comparative ethics, control, control experiment, controlled experiment, cut and try, deontology, dialectical materialism, earthliness, egoistic ethics, epiphenomenalism, ethical formalism, ethical philosophy, ethology, ethonomics, eudaemonics, evolutionism, experiment, experimental design, experimental method, experimental proof, experimentalism, experimentation, golden rule, hedonism, historical materialism, hit and miss, hylomorphism, hylotheism, hylozoism, intuitionism, Marxism, materialism, mechanism, moral philosophy, natural realism, naturalism, new realism, noble experiment, perfectionism, physicalism, physicism, positive philosophy, positivism, pragmaticism, pragmatism, R and D, realism, representative realism, research and development, rule of thumb, secularism, situation ethics, Stoicism, substantialism, temporality, tentative method, tentativeness, testing, trial, trial and error, trying, utilitarianism, worldliness |
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