British empiricism

Definitions of British empiricism
  1. noun
    the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century
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    type of:
    empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism
    (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
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