Definition of British empiricism

1. Noun. The predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century.


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Literary usage of British empiricism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Recent British Philosophy: Including Some Comments on Mr. Mill's Answer to by David Masson (1877)
"It required, indeed, that the cause of british empiricism should have no ordinary standard-bearer. The learning and speculative profundity of a Hamilton, ..."

2. Recent British Philosophy: A Review, with Criticisms; Including Some by David Masson (1866)
"It required, indeed, that the cause of british empiricism should have no ordinary standard-bearer. The learning and speculative profundity of a Hamilton, ..."

3. Recent British Philosophy: A Review, with Criticisms by David Masson (1867)
"It required, indeed, that the cause of british empiricism should have no ordinary standard-bearer. The learning and speculative profundity of a Hamilton, ..."

4. The Roots of Realty: Being Suggestions for a Philosophical Reconstruction by Ernest Belfort Bax (1908)
"I regard the latter, at least in its prevalent form, as an offshoot of British Empiricism, although I am well aware that a case may be made out for ..."

5. The British and Foreign Medical Review Or Quarterly Journal of Practical (1840)
"... expectation or trust in nature of the Hippocratic school with the traditionary wisdom and fearless energy of british empiricism, blending the whole, ..."

6. The Present Conflict of Ideals: A Study of the Philosophical Background of by Ralph Barton Perry (1918)
"There is one further feature of british empiricism which must be included in this brief summary. The late Mr. AW Benn refers to the "fact of free exchange, ..."

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