empiricism
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7.7
- noun
- /ɪmˈpɪrɪsɪzəm/
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empirismo
- The debate over the effectiveness of traditional methods versus empiricism continues to shape modern medical practices.
Examples
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This was hospital medicine based on radical empiricism and opposed to abstract theory.
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Medicine will always remain an "art," but with medical research and investigation, we can come closer to moving the practice of medicine away from empiricism to scientific discipline.
Blog text (13) -
Quackery has never gotten beyond that point to embrace empiricism.
Blog text (1) -
Of course, the problem with ruthless empiricism, as opposed to charismatic boosterism, is that if you live by data, you can die by data.
Academic text (2009) -
I have heard a number of ID people emphasize their empiricism—that they go where the observations lead and do not resist because of ideology.
Blog text (16) -
This simplistic approach has been described accurately as "atheoretical" by Angoff (1988) and as "blind empiricism" by Anastasi (1986).
Academic text (1998) -
Many doctors rely on empiricism to guide their treatment decisions based on patient outcomes observed in practice.
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In some cases, a strict adherence to empiricism can lead to neglecting valuable theoretical insights in healthcare.
Synonyms
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9.3
False medical treatments or advice given by people pretending to be doctors
A habit of using single stories instead of careful research
Compounds
- Formal
A British way of thinking that says people learn from experience and the senses
How Scientific
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
As a medical idea, empiricism links to empeiria ('experience') and means treating patients by what doctors have seen work in practice rather than by scientific theory.