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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