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empiricism

[em-pir-uh-siz-uhm] / ɛmˈpɪr əˌsɪz əm /
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Empiricism, rationality and truth are all values entwined with the democratic ideal.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024

Empiricism, existentialism, solipsism — “Epiphany” sends a lot of -isms into space, just to laugh at the volley.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

Empiricism emphasizes the value of evidence gained from experimentation and observation.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

Empiricism and intuition tend to be radically different starting points for thinking about the world.

From Forbes • Feb. 24, 2012

Empiricism says, Nothing but the relation-yielding matrix in which the several items of the world find themselves embedded,—time, namely, and space, and the mind of the knower.

From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William




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