empiricism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
noun the application of empirical methods in any art or science
noun medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

From empiric + -ism.

Empiricism, i., 12, 14, 17, 278. — The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, William James
They penetrate the whole of our so-called empiricism. — Creative Evolution, Bergson, Henri
The attainment of absolute totality is completely impossible on the path of empiricism. — The Critique of Pure Reason, Immanuel Kant

empiricist philosophy, sensationalism

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