Definitions for Empiricism
ɛmˈpɪr əˌsɪz əmem·piri·cism

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalismnoun

   (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

2. empiricismnoun

   the application of empirical methods in any art or science

3. quackery, empiricismnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. empiricismnoun

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

2. empiricismnoun

   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.)

3. empiricismnoun

   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.

4. Etymology: from ἐμπειρία

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Empiricismnoun

   Dependence on experience without knowledge or art; quackery.

   Etymology: from empirick.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Empiricism

   In philosophy, empiricism is an epistemological theory that holds that knowledge or justification comes only or primarily from sensory experience. It is one of several views within epistemology, along with rationalism and skepticism. Empiricism emphasizes the central role of empirical evidence in the formation of ideas, rather than innate ideas or traditions. However, empiricists may argue that traditions (or customs) arise due to relations of previous sensory experiences.Historically, empiricism was associated with the "blank slate" concept (tabula rasa), according to which the human mind is "blank" at birth and develops its thoughts only through experience.Empiricism in the philosophy of science emphasizes evidence, especially as discovered in experiments. It is a fundamental part of the scientific method that all hypotheses and theories must be tested against observations of the natural world rather than resting solely on a priori reasoning, intuition, or revelation. Empiricism, often used by natural scientists, says that "knowledge is based on experience" and that "knowledge is tentative and probabilistic, subject to continued revision and falsification". Empirical research, including experiments and validated measurement tools, guides the scientific method.

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1. empiricism

   Empiricism is a philosophical theory or approach that asserts that knowledge is primarily derived from sensory experience and observation. It emphasizes the role of evidence and experience gained through one's own senses in the formation of concepts and beliefs, rather than relying solely on intuition or inherent ideas. This approach is often used in scientific research methods.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Empiricismnoun

   the method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment

2. Empiricismnoun

   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. Empiricismnoun

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

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1. Empiricism

   Empiricism is a theory of knowledge which states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience. One of several views of epistemology, the study of human knowledge, along with rationalism, idealism, and historicism, empiricism emphasizes the role of experience and evidence, especially sensory experience, in the formation of ideas, over the notion of innate ideas or traditions; empiricists may argue however that traditions arise due to relations of previous sense experiences. Empiricism in the philosophy of science emphasizes evidence, especially as discovered in experiments. It is a fundamental part of the scientific method that all hypotheses and theories must be tested against observations of the natural world rather than resting solely on a priori reasoning, intuition, or revelation. Philosophers associated with empiricism include Aristotle, Alhazen, Avicenna, Ibn Tufail, Robert Grosseteste, William of Ockham, Francis Bacon, Thomas Hobbes, Robert Boyle, John Locke, George Berkeley, Hermann von Helmholtz, David Hume, Leopold von Ranke, and John Stuart Mill.

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1. Empiricism

   a philosophical term applied to the theory that all knowledge is derived from the senses and experience alone, to the rejection of the theory of innate ideas; Locke, in modern times, is the great representative of the school that advocates this doctrine supported by Aristotle.

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1. Empiricism

   One of the principal schools of medical philosophy in ancient Greece and Rome. It developed in Alexandria between 270 and 220 B.C., the only one to have any success in reviving the essentials of the Hippocratic concept. The Empiricists declared that the search for ultimate causes of phenomena was vain, but they were active in endeavoring to discover immediate causes. The "tripod of the Empirics" was their own chance observations (experience), learning obtained from contemporaries and predecessors (experience of others), and, in the case of new diseases, the formation of conclusions from other diseases which they resembled (analogy). Empiricism enjoyed sporadic continuing popularity in later centuries up to the nineteenth. (From Castiglioni, A History of Medicine, 2d ed, p186; Dr. James H. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Empiricism in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of Empiricism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Empiricism in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Stuart:

   There is no data on the value of data, it blows my mind that we do all this policymaking and planning based on guesstimates and extrapolations and interpolations behind the guise of empiricism.

2. Elizabeth Stuart:

   It blows my mind that we do all this policymaking and planning based on guesstimates and extrapolations and interpolations behind the guise of empiricism.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Empiricism
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Empiricism
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Empiricism
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empiricism
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Empiricism
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Empiricism
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Empiricism