empiricist
Americannoun
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Philosophy. a person who adheres to empiricism.
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a person who uses empirical methods or practices.
adjective
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One could say they are very empiricist in this: They conclude that bedrock facts are denied by policy makers and intellectual elites.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023
Eckersberg was an empiricist who favored natural light and close observation.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
Hume formed his thoughts in response to empiricist thinkers’ views on substance and knowledge.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
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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