empiricism has definitions from the fields of philosophy,medicine
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[ noun ] (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

Used in print

(John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)

Neither is primary experience understood according_to the attitude of modern empiricism in which nothing is thought to be received other_than signals of sensory qualities producing their responses in the appropriate sense_organs .

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[ noun ] (medicine) medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

Synonyms

quackery

Related terms

medical_practice quack

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[ noun ] the application of empirical methods in any art or science

Related terms

investigation

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