What does "empiricism" mean?
Empiricism: Specifically, a practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; charlatanry; quackery.
Additional senses
- 2.(Metaph.) The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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