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"an empirical basis for an ethical theory" "empirical laws" "empirical data" "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"adjectivederived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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adjectiverelying on medical quackery
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- transcendental of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- transcendentalism any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- empirically in an empirical manner
- empiricism the application of empirical methods in any art or science
- experimentalism an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles
- transcendental philosophy any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- by trial and error in an empirical manner
- logical positivist someone who maintains that any statement that cannot be verified empirically is meaningless
- empirical research an empirical search for knowledge
- quine United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001)