Empiricism
Empiricism noun - (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience.
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Principle and empiricism are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Principle" instead a noun "Empiricism".
Principle
Principle noun - A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.
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Empiricism and principle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Empiricism" instead a noun "Principle".
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- A cautionary note: not all rationalists deny the usefulness of empirical knowledge (Rene Descartes, for instance, supported the scientific method, which is arguably practical empiricism), and not all use of logical deduction from a first principle counts as rationalism.
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