empiricist
111empiricism — noun 1. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑empiricist philosophy, ↑sensationalism • Derivationally related forms: ↑empiricist • Topics: ↑ …
112radical empiricism — noun : an epistemological theory excluding from its formulations any elements not derived from experience and considering relations to be experienceable * * * radical empiricist. 1. (in the philosophy of William James) the doctrine that the only… …
113Experimentalist — Ex*per i*men tal*ist, n. 1. One who makes experiments, especially one who likes to experiment; an experimenter. Whaterly. [1913 Webster] 2. One who relies primarily on experimentation and the evidence of one s own senses; an empiricist;… …
114empiricism — noun Date: 1657 1. a. a former school of medical practice founded on experience without the aid of science or theory b. quackery, charlatanry 2. a. the practice of relying on observation and experiment especially in the natural sciences b. a… …
115Austrian School — Part of a series on Libertarianism Austrian School …
116An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding — is a book by the Scottish empiricist and philosopher David Hume, published in 1748. It was a simplification of an earlier effort, Hume s A Treatise of Human Nature , published anonymously in London in 1739 ndash;1740. Hume was disappointed with… …
117Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe — Infobox Scientist name = Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe caption = Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe birth date = birth date|1818|9|27|mf=y birth place = Elliehausen near Göttingen, Germany residence = Germany, England nationality = German death date =… …
118Bertrand Russell — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 20th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Russell in 1907 image size = 150px name = Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell birth = birth date|df=yes|1872|5|18 Trellech …
119Common sense — This article is about the concept of the phrase. For the American revolutionary war pamphlet by Thomas Paine, see Common Sense (pamphlet). For other uses, see Common sense (disambiguation). Common sense is defined by Merriam Webster as, sound and …
120Cognitive science — Figure illustrating the fields that contributed to the birth of cognitive science, including linguistics, education, neuroscience, artificial Intelligence, philosophy, anthropology, and psychology. Adapted from Miller, George A (2003). The… …
