SINCE 1828
scientific empiricism
nounDefinition of scientific empiricism
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: a philosophical movement that denies the existence of any ultimate differences in the sciences, strives for unified science through a synthesis of scientific methodologies, comprises in addition to logical positivists thinkers with similar objectives, and is distinguished from earlier empiricism mainly by emphasis upon the analysis of language
— called also unity of science movement
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: the point of view or the theories advocated by scientific empiricism
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