experimentalism

plural experimentalisms

1. uncountableusuallyAn experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts

   By playing up the lushness of Webern’s “Langsamer Satz” and the experimentalism of Beethoven’s “Serioso” Quartet, for example, they created the impression that Beethoven was the more adventurous composer.

   2007 June 13, Allan Kozinn, “Beethoven’s Adventures: A Narrative and Context”, in New York Times

2. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesAn empirical or pragmatic approach which emphasizes the importance of experimentation

   Finally, I argued that moderate experimentalism and IAE can help resolve these different kinds of conflicts.

   2007 August 8, S. Matthew Liao, “A defense of intuitions”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 2, →DOI