empiricist
pronunciation
How to pronounce empiricist in British English:
UK [ɪm'pɪrɪsɪst]
How to pronounce empiricist in American English:
US [ɪm'pɪrɪsɪst]
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- Noun:
- a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
Word Origin
- empiricist (n.)
- "one who believes in philosophical empiricism," c. 1700, from empiric + -ist.
Example
- 1. But he is an empiricist . Even conservatives find things they like in his research .
- 2. I draw my inspiration from the more sceptical and empiricist european thinkers .
- 3. The mistakes he has made this time are right deviationist and empiricist in nature .
- 4. In this work , russell critically appreciates british empiricist thought , focusing on hume and berkeley .
- 5. The individualistic first-person certainty which underlies both rationalist and empiricist approaches to philosophy is shown to be in error .