empirical philosophy
noun
1The pursuit of scientific knowledge by means of observation and experiment rather than theoretical analysis or speculation (now rare and historical ); compare empiricism.
2An approach to philosophy based on the belief that sense experience rather than abstract reason is the foundation of all knowledge of reality.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Peter Shaw (1694–1763), physician and author.
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