Definitions for empiricism



Overview of noun empiricism

The noun empiricism has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism

((philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience)

2. empiricism

(the application of empirical methods in any art or science)

3. quackery, empiricism

(medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings)

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