empiricism

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Kim said on Thursday that the accident was caused by "absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism".

From BBC • May 23, 2025

The Greek philosopher Aristotle had stressed the study of the world through direct observation, a method known as empiricism.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

In short, empiricism dominated philosophy and psychology until the second half of the 20th century, when nativist-friendly thinkers such as Noam Chomsky swung the pendulum back toward Plato.

From Scientific American • Mar. 7, 2023

“It’s potentially very healthy if these investigations are animated by an empiricism — an ability to get to the facts,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2023

Experimentation thus required a deeply problematic balancing act between Platonic idealism and a crude empiricism.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton