... the great influence exerted upon modern scientific thought by Newtonian physics, by the empiricism of Locke and Bacon, and by the optimistic rationalism of the eighteenth century (John E. Owen).
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met|em|pir|i|cism — «MEHT ehm PIHR uh sihz uhm», noun. metempirical philosophy … Useful english dictionary
em·pir·i·cism — … Useful english dictionary
cism — ac·a·dem·i·cism; aes·thet·i·cism; agel·i·cism; ag·nos·ti·cism; anat·o·cism; an·gli·cism; an·thro·po·cen·tri·cism; apoc·a·lyp·ti·cism; arab·i·cism; ar·cha·i·cism; as·cet·i·cism; asi·at·i·cism; ath·let·i·cism; at·ti·cism; be·ta·cism; bib·li·cism;… … English syllables
pir — di·a·pir; em·pir·ic; em·pir·i·cal; em·pir·i·cism; em·pir·i·cist; em·pir·ics; em·pir·io·critical; em·pir·io·criticism; em·pir·io·logical; ex·pir·ee; ex·pir·er; ex·pir·ing·ly; pir; pir·an·del·li·an; pir·ca; pir·i·for·mis; pir·i·piri; pir·i·ri·gua;… … English syllables
empiricism — em·pir·i·cism … English syllables
empiricism — A looking to experience as a guide to practice or to the therapeutic use of any remedy. * * * em·pir·i·cism im pir ə .siz əm, em n 1 a) a former school of medical practice based on the teachings of the empirics b) QUACKERY 2) the practice of … Medical dictionary
EM — EM; Em; em·a·gram; em·a·nant; em·a·nate; em·a·na·tion; em·a·na·tion·ism; em·a·na·tion·ist; em·a·na·tive; em·a·na·tor; em·a·na·tory; em·a·nom·e·ter; em·ba·dom·o·nas; em·bale; em·ball; em·bal·lo·nu·ri·dae; em·balm; em·balm·er; em·balm·ment;… … English syllables
empiricist — em|pir|i|cist [ em pırısıst ] noun count someone who believes that ideas should be based on real experience rather than on theory ╾ em|pir|i|cism noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
empiricism — em•pir•i•cism [[t]ɛmˈpɪr əˌsɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) empirical method or practice 2) pho the philosophic doctrine that all knowledge is derived from sense experience Compare rationalism 2) 3) undue reliance upon experience, as in medicine; quackery 4) a… … From formal English to slang
Empiricism — Em*pir i*cism, n. 1. The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, a practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
