- empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism - (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
--1 is a kind of philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
--1 has particulars:British empiricism; experimentalism; positivism, logical positivism - empiricism - the application of empirical methods in any art or science
--2 is a kind of investigation, investigating
- quackery, empiricism - medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
--3 is a kind of medical practice
- quackery, empiricism - medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings