- transempirical
- trans·empirical
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transempirical
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transempirical — |tran(t)s, raan , nz+ adjective Etymology: trans + empirical : being beyond experience : transcendent positivism had as its basic motivation the elimination of transempirical metaphysics E.C.Moore … Useful english dictionary
transempirical — /trans em pir i keuhl, tranz /, adj. beyond the range of experiential knowledge. [1905 10; TRANS + EMPIRICAL] * * * … Universalium
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positivism — positivist, adj., n. positivistic, adj. positivistically, adv. /poz i teuh viz euhm/, n. 1. the state or quality of being positive; definiteness; assurance. 2. a philosophical system founded by Auguste Comte, concerned with positive facts and… … Universalium
radical empiricism — radical empiricist. 1. (in the philosophy of William James) the doctrine that the only proper subject matter of philosophy is that which can be defined in terms of experience, and that relations are a part of experience. 2. sensationalism (def.… … Universalium
trans- — 1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin (transcend; transfix); on this model, used with the meanings across, beyond, through, changing thoroughly, transverse, in combination with elements of any origin: transisthmian; trans Siberian;… … Universalium
eidetic reduction — ▪ philosophy in phenomenology, a method by which the philosopher moves from the consciousness of individual and concrete objects to the transempirical realm of pure essences and thus achieves an intuition of the eidos (form) (Greek:… … Universalium
