Definition of Empiricism

Em`pir´i`cism
n.1.The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment.
2.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.
3.(Metaph.) The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.


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