'Empiricism' definitions:
Definition of 'empiricism'
(from WordNet)
noun
(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience [syn: empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism]
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 [syn: quackery, empiricism]
Definition of 'Empiricism'
From: GCIDE
- Empiricism \Em*pir"i*cism\, n.
- 1. The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Metaph.) The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'empiricism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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