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(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) empiricism
A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge is experience, especially perception by means of the physical senses. (Often contrasted with rationalism.)Dictionary of Philosophy, Dagobert D. Runes (ed.), Philosophical Library, 1962. See: "Empiricism" by Morris T. Keeton, p. 89 which explains 9 philosophical senses of "empiricism."The Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Paul Edwards (ed.), Macmillan, 1967. See: "Empiricism" by D. W. Hamlyn, vol. 2, pp. 499-505

Empiricism is the doctrine that human knowledge is grounded on the kind of experience, mostly achieved through the five senses, whose objects are particular events occurring at particular times and in particular places.

A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation

Painting needs no explanation or apology. This most religious of art forms belies the pathetic empiricisms of contemporary discussions.

A practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; the method or practice of an empiric

Even at the height of its popularity, medical empiricism was the creature of a most unforgiving free market economy. Successful practioners seduced crowds as well as public officials.

the application of empirical methods in any art or science (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
the view that all our knowledge about matters of fact (things which are not required by logical necessity) is derived from experience
approach asserting that knowledge is most effectively acquired through experience and observation
the claim that sense experience is the sole source of our knowledge about the world
A theory which essentially states that the only way to understand reality is to experience it directly Scientific methods are useless- only observation and experience can reveal true knowledge
in philosophy, a doctrine that affirms that all knowledge is based on experience, and denies the possibility of spontaneous ideas or a priori thought
the epistemelogical view that reason is the primary source of knowledge
(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
An epistemological theory which asserts that all knowledge ultimately derives from the senses
Genus: Epistemological theory Differentia: Experience is the sole source of knowledge Comment: Denies the knowledge gained by abstract reasoning i e induction and deduction
Reliance on experience as the source of ideas and knowledge More specifically, empiricism is the epistemological theory that genuine information about the world must be acquired by a posteriori means, so that nothing can be thought without first being sensed Prominent modern empiricists include Bacon, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Mill In the twentieth century, empiricism principles were extended and applied by the pragmatists and the logical positivists Recommended Reading: The Empiricists (Anchor, 1961) {at Amazon com}; The Empiricists: Critical Essays on Locke, Berkeley, and Hume, ed by Margaret Atherton (Rowman & Littlefield, 1999) {at Amazon com}; Encyclopedia of Empiricism, ed by Don Garrett and Edward Barbanell (Greenwood, 1997) {at Amazon com}; and Lynn Hankinson Nelson, Who Knows: From Quine to a Feminist Empiricism (Temple, 1992) {at Amazon com} Also see OCP, IEP, BGHT, Richard Hooker, ColE, ISM, DPM, noesis, CE, OCDL, and MacE
is the name of a broad tradition in Western philosophy The term comes from the Greek empeiria, meaning "experience " The basic thesis of empiricism is that legitimate human knowledge arises from what is provided to the mind by the senses or by introspective awareness through experience It is distinguished from the philosophical tradition of rationalism, which holds that human reason apart from experience is a basis for some kinds of knowledge Aristotle is sometimes said to be the founder of the empiricist tradition So, art forms express experience, whether it be in painting or sculpture
A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge is experience, especially perception by means of the physical senses. (Often contrasted with rationalism.)
The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment
The belief that knowledge is aquired through observation and experience (See Rationalism)
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