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  • Bradford: Empiricism is metaphysical. dp: Another important point, since it helps us recognize that some metaphysical areas we accept without question in our daily lives.

    Contemporary Mythologies 2009

  • Empiricism is not universally applauded as a philosophy.

    Contemporary Mythologies 2009

  • Empiricism is not universally applauded as a philosophy.

    Contemporary Mythologies 2009

  • Empiricism is just one data point in the effort to understand and embrace that depth.

    But Will it Sell in Peoria? 2005

  • Empiricism is critical to understanding, experiencing, and defining the world, but I differe from logical positivism in that if you place the basis of reality SOLELY on what can be empirically experienced, you’re discounting things with a direct effect on human experience that aren’t sense-based, such as thought or emotion or dreams, or discounting things that exist but with an incredibly miniscule or non-effective empirical effect, like neutrinos or gamma radiation.

    Think Progress » Fox Thinks Winter Chill Disproves Global Warming; Experts Disagree 2010

  • I use the term "Empiricism" to describe these efforts.

    Latest Articles Orthodox Christian Information Center 2010

  • This reminded me of an excellent article by Prof. Ted Pedersen in Computational Linguistics titled ‘Empiricism Is Not a Matter of Faith’ (warning: PDF).

    The Zigglebottom effect « Sunayana’s Blog 2009

  • Empiricism actually leaves some small openings which ID exploits to pretend to be marginally scientific.

    Contemporary Mythologies 2009

  • November 11th, 2009 at 2: 27 pm dp: Empiricism actually leaves some small openings which ID exploits to pretend to be marginally scientific.

    Contemporary Mythologies 2009

  • “Two Dogmas of Empiricism” is critical reading. myglesias says:

    Matthew Yglesias » Influential Books 2010

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