Empiricism

What do we mean by empiricism?

The view that experience, especially of the senses, is the only source of knowledge. noun

Employment of empirical methods, as in science. noun

An empirical conclusion. noun

The practice of medicine that disregards scientific theory and relies solely on practical experience. noun

The character of being empirical; reliance on direct experience and observation rather than on theory; empirical method; especially, an undue reliance upon mere individual experience. noun

In medicine, the practice of empirics; hence, quackery; the pretension of an ignorant person to medical skill. noun

The metaphysical theory that all ideas are derived from sensuous experience—that is, that there are no innate or a priori conceptions. noun

The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment. noun

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. noun

The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience. noun

A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation. noun

A practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; the method or practice of an empiric. noun

The application of empirical methods in any art or science noun

(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience noun

Medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings noun

A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation.

A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge is experience, especially perception by means of the physical senses. (Often contrasted with rationalism.)

A practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; the method or practice of an empiric.

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