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
Example Sentences
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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
“If you’re an empiricist, when you get new data, you change your mind,” he told me.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 19, 2017
At bottom, Mr. Smith was an empiricist, with much of his work describing that which can be touched, heard, tasted and, especially, seen.
From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2015
Actually, proponents of the strong programme treat the empiricist language-game as if it were one of a number of equally false language-games, for the only valid game, in their eyes, is the Wittgensteinian meta-game.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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