Meanings
nouninductivism (usually uncountable, plural inductivisms)
plural inductivisms
- uncountableusuallyThe scientific method of developing theories and systems by generalising from meticulously analysed data (i.e., by induction).
Systems of psychology…developed, which were products of what Popper calls ‘inductivism’ — attempts to build up generalisations on the basis of carefully scrutinized data.
1958–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation (2nd ed.), ch. i, page 2
Origin
Translations
French inductivisme
- inductivismeTranslations
Italian induttivismo
- induttivismoTranslations
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