Empirical: Can still be used critically

Empirical can still be used critically to describe ideas and practices that rely on experience or observation alone and without due regard for system or theory. empirical, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary Define empirical. empirical synonyms, empirical pronunciation, empirical translation, English dictionary definition of empirical. verifiable: empirical evidence; practical; pragmatic; derived from or guided by experience or experiment Not to be confused with: empiric – a person who... What are empirical knowledge and its examples? Empiricism (from the Greek empeirìa, which means experience) is a philosophical branch born in Britain’s second half of the 17th century. Human knowledge derives exclusively from the senses or experience. In a broad sense, today by empiricism is meant a practical and experimental approach to learn, based on investigation and a way of proceeding a posteriori, in preference to pure deductive logic. Empirical knowledge is the product of ...