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empiricists


Meanings
  • noun

    People who rely solely on experience and observation, especially in the natural sciences.

    - "The empiricists believed that knowledge could only be gained through direct experience."
    - "The empiricist approach to scientific inquiry emphasizes observation and experimentation."

Variants
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empiricism , empiricisms , empiricist , empiricists
Etymology
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Derived from the Latin word 'empiricus', meaning 'experienced' or 'expert'.


Trivia
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  1. The British Empiricist philosophers included Francis Bacon, John Locke, and George Berkeley.

  2. Empiricism has been influential in various fields, including psychology, economics, and education.


Related Concepts
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  1. Rationalism: An opposing philosophical movement to empiricism, which emphasizes the role of reason and innate ideas in the acquisition of knowledge.

  2. Inductive Reasoning: A method of reasoning that draws general conclusions based on specific observations or data, which is closely associated with the empiricist approach.


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The term 'empiricists' is often associated with the philosophical movement of empiricism, which emphasizes the role of experience in the acquisition of knowledge. This movement has had a significant impact on the development of modern science.

How to Memorize "empiricists"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a group of scientists in a laboratory, conducting experiments and recording observations.
    - Imagine a person with extensive experience in a particular field.

  2. associate

    - Associate the term 'empiricist' with the image of a scientist in a lab coat.
    - Link the term to the concept of direct experience and observation.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym EMPIRICS to remember the definition: Experience, Measure, Predict, Identify, Record, Classify, Summarize.


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