EMPIRICISM

Pronunciation (US):

• EMPIRICISM (noun)
  The noun EMPIRICISM has 3 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: EMPIRICISM used as a noun is uncommon.

• EMPIRICISM (noun)

Meaning:

(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

empiricism; empiricist philosophy; sensationalism

Hypernyms ("empiricism" is a kind of...):

philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)

Domain category:

philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "empiricism"):

British empiricism (the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century)

experimentalism (an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles)

logical positivism; positivism (the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation))

Meaning:

The application of empirical methods in any art or science

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("empiricism" is a kind of...):

investigating; investigation (the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

quackery; empiricism

Hypernyms ("empiricism" is a kind of...):

medical practice (the practice of medicine)