| NOUN | cognition | empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism | (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience |
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| act | empiricism | the application of empirical methods in any art or science | |
| act | empiricism, quackery | medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings |
| Sounds | ehmpih'rahsih.zahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience. | |
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| Synonyms | empiricist philosophy, sensationalism | |
| Category | philosophy | The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
| Narrower | British empiricism | The predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century |
| experimentalism | An empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles | |
| positivism, logical positivism | The form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) | |
| Broader | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
| Spanish | empiricismo, empirismo, filosofía empírica, sensacionalismo | |
| Catalan | empirisme | |
| Nouns | empiricist | a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism |
| Meaning | The application of empirical methods in any art or science. | |
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| Broader | investigation, investigating | The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
| Spanish | empirismo | |
| Adjectives | empirical, empiric | derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
| Meaning | medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings. | |
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| Synonym | quackery | |
| Broader | medical practice | The practice of medicine |
| Spanish | curanderismo, empirismo | |
| Adjectives | empiric, empirical | relying on medical quackery |
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