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empiricist

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[em-peer-uhs-ist] / ɛmˈpɪər əs ɪst /

noun

  1. Philosophy. a person who adheres to empiricism.

  2. a person who uses empirical methods or practices.

adjective

  1. Philosophy. advocating, characteristic of, or adhering to empiricism.

Example Sentences

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But I’m an empiricist, and models have an annoying tendency to reflect the beliefs of the modelers.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2022

Hume formed his thoughts in response to empiricist thinkers’ views on substance and knowledge.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

He's a pragmatist, he's an empiricist, and so he doesn't believe that he's really being visited by demon.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2021

He was an empiricist: he collected facts, and he was not inclined to theoretical speculation.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 19, 2019

English philosophy has always been thought to be peculiarly empiricist; on this account, it seemed that England had created and invented the culture of the fact.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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