Talk:empiricism

Synonyms
I question the synonyms of this word. They don't appear to be synonymous. --75.166.96.144 06:57, 2 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Agreed. If anything, they are antonyms. —Stephen 07:00, 2 November 2008 (UTC)


 * No, they really are synonyms for this dated medical sense of "empiricism." It means medical practice without scientific basis, and has a distinctly negative connotation. The OED confirms this sense. This sense should not be confused with the widely-supported contemporary advocacy of "evidence-based medicine" in the health care community.  I'm changing the header back to "Synonyms." -- WikiPedant 15:55, 2 November 2008 (UTC)