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Get to know Empiricism better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like sensationalism or investigation. In Dutch this translates to empirisme.

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Empiricism meaning

  1. 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.)
  2. A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation.
  3. Research methodology shaped from empirical philosophy (see above), e.g. surveys, statistics, etc.

Synonyms of Empiricism

empiricist philosophy sensationalism philosophical doctrine philosophical theory investigation investigating quackery medical practice

Related words

Other words often associated with Empiricism or its synonyms:

ism work philosophy doctrine enquiry substance message charlatanism inquiry research probe content

Empiricism vertaling naar Nederlands

empirisme

Using Empiricism

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.) | A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation. | Research methodology shaped from empirical philosophy (see above), e.g. surveys, statistics, etc.
  • Useful related words include: empiricist philosophy, sensationalism, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: empirisme.
  • In the example corpus, empiricism often appears in combinations such as: of empiricism, empiricism and, empiricism is.

Context around Empiricism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

british 2× new 2× radical 2× mathematical 1× term 1× recent 1× crude 1× maybe 1× nonlinear 1× revolution 1×

Often after:

british 1× marked 1× see 1× returns 1× doesn 1× thus 1× embraces 1× led 1×

Sentence patterns with Empiricism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accordance with empiricism was that 1× bondage of empiricism but tell 1× british empiricism british empiricism 1× classical empiricism embraces the 1× content of empiricism 1× empiricism and realism 1× empiricism british empiricism marked something 1× empiricism doesn t 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a prolegomenon to 1× as summarized by 1× british empiricism british 1× by the start 1× carnap s construction 1× classical empiricism embraces 1×

Common sentence endings:

and natural philosophy 1× by past experience 1× content of empiricism 1× empiricism in 1912 1× from direct experience 1× had its day 1×

Words around Empiricism

Just before it in the word index:

empirically 64 empirical 468 empiric 5 empires 243 empirefortune 2 empire 3.857

Just after it in the word index:

empiricist 19 empiricists 11 empirics 2 empiricus 3 emplace 5 emplaced 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

acrimony 58 aerosmith 58 albus 58 amphibian 58 amyloid 58 analogies 58

Corpus analysis for Empiricism

  • In this selection, "empiricism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, british, new, radical, british, marked and see stand out and add context to how "empiricism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accordance with empiricism was that and bondage of empiricism but tell. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "empiricism" sits close to words such as acrimony, aerosmith and albus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with empiricism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Maybe empiricism has had its day. (6 words)

Classical empiricism embraces the Methodist approach. (6 words)

This is the essential content of empiricism. (7 words)

Longer example sentences

New empiricism A more recent empiricism returns to the principle of the English empiricists of the 18th and 19th centuries, in particular John Stuart Mill, who asserted that all knowledge comes to us from observation through the senses. (38 words)

Empiricism and realism versus idealism Machiavelli is sometimes seen as the prototype of a modern empirical scientist, building generalizations from experience and historical facts, and emphasizing the uselessness of theorizing with the imagination. (33 words)

Such a vision of education can move the field beyond its obsession with accountability schemes, market values, and unreflective immersion in the crude empiricism of a data-obsessed, market-driven society. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

British empiricism British empiricism marked something of a reaction to rationalist and system-building philosophy, or speculative metaphysics as it was pejoratively termed.

Empiricism Empiricism is a form of realism that denies that mathematics can be known a priori at all.

For a modern revision of mathematical empiricism see New Empiricism (below).

James's "radical empiricism" is thus not radical in the context of the term "empiricism", but is instead fairly consistent with the modern use of the term " empirical ".

New empiricism A more recent empiricism returns to the principle of the English empiricists of the 18th and 19th centuries, in particular John Stuart Mill, who asserted that all knowledge comes to us from observation through the senses.

Empiricism doesn’t matter to politicians more intent on empire.

Here, the shadows on the wall don’t speak to the bondage of empiricism but tell of the beautiful world beyond rational television programming.

Wax rhapsodizes about the accomplishments and virtues of the West, particularly its reliance on empiricism.

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Such a vision of education can move the field beyond its obsession with accountability schemes, market values, and unreflective immersion in the crude empiricism of a data-obsessed, market-driven society.

Maybe empiricism has had its day.

This is the essential content of empiricism.

A prolegomenon to nonlinear empiricism in the human behavioral sciences.

As summarized by D.W. Hamlin: error Mill's empiricism thus held that knowledge of any kind is not from direct experience but an inductive inference from direct experience.

By the start of the scientific revolution, empiricism had already become an important component of science and natural philosophy.

Carnap's construction of the world : the Aufbau and the emergence of logical empiricism.

Classical empiricism embraces the Methodist approach.

David Hume 's empiricism led to numerous philosophical schools.

Dewey's basic thought, in accordance with empiricism was that reality is determined by past experience.

Earlier, William James had propounded the notion in his essay "Does Consciousness Exist?" in 1904 (reprinted in Essays in Radical Empiricism in 1912).

Empiricism and realism versus idealism Machiavelli is sometimes seen as the prototype of a modern empirical scientist, building generalizations from experience and historical facts, and emphasizing the uselessness of theorizing with the imagination.

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Common combinations with empiricism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "empiricism" in a sentence?
An example: "British empiricism British empiricism marked something of a reaction to rationalist and system-building philosophy, or speculative metaphysics as it was pejoratively termed." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "empiricism" from authentic English texts.
What does "empiricism" mean?
Empiricism means: 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.)
What are synonyms of "empiricism"?
Common synonyms of "empiricism" include: empiricist philosophy, sensationalism, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, investigation, investigating, quackery, medical practice.
What is "empiricism" in Dutch?
"empiricism" translates to Dutch as: empirisme.
How many example sentences with "empiricism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "empiricism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.