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EMPIRISME [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Ideologies
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- abstracted empiricism
1, record 1, English, abstracted%20empiricism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
According to C. Wright Mills, abstracted empiricism is the practice of gathering sociological data for their own sake without developing a theoretical framework that would give those data meaning and value. 1, record 1, English, - abstracted%20empiricism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des idéologies
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- empirisme abstrait
1, record 1, French, empirisme%20abstrait
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans l'empirisme abstrait, l'objet de la vérification ne semble pas soulever de problème crucial. La procédure, elle, est directement fournie par les termes dans lesquels sont posés les problèmes; ceux-ci se ramènent à des procédures de corrélations et de statistiques. 1, record 1, French, - empirisme%20abstrait
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Philosophy (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- empiricism 1, record 2, English, empiricism
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a position of intellectual caution where data and theory must be united to produce a continuing explanatory balance. 1, record 2, English, - empiricism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Philosophie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- empirisme
1, record 2, French, empirisme
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] doctrine philosophique qui nie l'utilité - voire le bien-fondé - de la théorie. Seuls comptent les faits et la réunion des faits en des ensembles cohérents et observés; n'implique pas que le ciment de ces constructions soit des liens de cause à effet. 1, record 2, French, - empirisme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Filosofía (Generalidades)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- empirismo
1, record 2, Spanish, empirismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ejercicio de [...] cualquier [...] actividad basado sólo en la experiencia personal, sin ningún tipo de preparación académica. 1, record 2, Spanish, - empirismo
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-07-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Religious Sects - Various
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- logical empiricism
1, record 3, English, logical%20empiricism
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- logical empiricist theory 1, record 3, English, logical%20empiricist%20theory
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Applying logical methods to the world of empirical experience. 1, record 3, English, - logical%20empiricism
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Cultes divers
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- empirisme logique
1, record 3, French, empirisme%20logique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- positivisme logique 1, record 3, French, positivisme%20logique
correct, masculine noun
- logico-positivisme 1, record 3, French, logico%2Dpositivisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Théorie de la science unifiée par les structures logico-mathématiques (Schlick, Carnap, Tarski, Morris). 1, record 3, French, - empirisme%20logique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Pharmacology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- quackery 1, record 4, English, quackery
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pharmacologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- empirisme 1, record 4, French, empirisme
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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