Noun
The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment.
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.
The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA prolegomenon to nonlinear empiricism in the human behavioral sciences. Source: Internet
As summarized by D.W. Hamlin: error Mill's empiricism thus held that knowledge of any kind is not from direct experience but an inductive inference from direct experience. Source: Internet
Classical empiricism embraces the Methodist approach. Source: Internet
British empiricism British empiricism marked something of a reaction to rationalist and system-building philosophy, or speculative metaphysics as it was pejoratively termed. Source: Internet
By the start of the scientific revolution, empiricism had already become an important component of science and natural philosophy. Source: Internet
Carnap's construction of the world : the Aufbau and the emergence of logical empiricism. Source: Internet