radical empiricism
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(in the philosophy of William James) the doctrine that the only proper subject matter of philosophy is that which can be defined in terms of experience, and that relations are a part of experience.
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Origin of radical empiricism
First recorded in 1895–1900
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And the best way to get at Absolute Truth is simply to drop all thought and pay close attention to immediate perception, aka Zen meditation, aka radical empiricism.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2018
A rat-a-tat of surprising results over the past few years has supported this radical empiricism and done a lot to challenge traditional dualist philosophy.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2014
But in my own radical empiricism this is only a methodological postulate, not a conclusion supposed to flow from the intrinsic absurdity of transempirical objects.
From Essays in Radical Empiricism by James, William
‘Change taking place’ is a unique content of experience, one of those ‘conjunctive’ objects which radical empiricism seeks so earnestly to rehabilitate and preserve.
From Essays in Radical Empiricism by James, William
All the theses of radical empiricism, in short, follow.
From Essays in Radical Empiricism by James, William
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