à¦ªà§à¦°à¦¯à¦¼à§à¦à¦¬à¦¾à¦¦. see--empirical. syn- philosophical theory sensationalism experimentalism empiricist philosophy British empiricism philosophical doctrine logical positivism positivism. any method that derives knowledge from experience, used in experimental science as a way to gain insight and knowledge Empiricism does not always lead to knowledge; an experience or experiment may raise more questions than it answers. pursuit of knowledge purely through experience and experiments Examples of Empiricism in a sentence The expert\\'s sense of empiricism stemmed from years of personal experience. Empiricism does not rely solely on facts and statistics. Because he believed in empiricism, he was looking for answers during his testing of theories. People who follow empiricism believe in experiential knowledge. Following empiricism meant he was not interested in the scientific method.