radical empiricism

noun

1. (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.
2. sensationalism ( def 3b ).

Other Words From

• radical empiricist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of radical empiricism¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The disadvantage of radical empiricism is that it shuts out experience.

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I give the name of ‘radical empiricism’ to my Weltanschauung.

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In this sense ‘radical empiricism’ and pragmatism are closely allied.

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For a radical empiricism, knowledge would consist of descriptive generalizations based upon the summation of instances.

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It sets forth systematically and within brief compass the doctrine of ‘radical empiricism.’

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