empiricism
theory that states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience
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Summary
empiricism is a philosophical movement[1]. empiricism draws 10,269 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical movement category, ranking #11 of 81).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: Epistemological Theories[3]
- Commons category: Empiricism[4]
- Opposite of: rationalism[5], externalism[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Empiricism[7]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory[8], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[16]
- Practiced by: empiric[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
Why It Matters
empiricism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] empiricism is known by 108 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]