empiricism

1. (злічуване, незлічуване)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.)

   (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

2. (злічуване, незлічуване)A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation.

   Empirie, Empirismus

3. (злічуване, незлічуване)Research methodology shaped from empirical philosophy (see above), e.g. surveys, statistics, etc.

   Empirismus

   эмпиризмempirizm

   емпіризмempiryzm

4. (злічуване, історичне, незлічуване)Medicine as practised by an empiric, founded on mere (personal or anecdotal) experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles.

   Near-synonyms: folk medicine; quackery; charlatanry

1. The prosaic materialism of the majority condemns as madness the flashes of super-sight which penetrate the common veil of obvious empiricism.

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