radical empiricism

noun

A theory of knowledge championed by William James which contested that the relations between objects are as real as the objects themselves and values experience as a way of knowing.

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Meanings

noun
  1. human sciencesA theory of knowledge championed by William James which contested that the relations between objects are as real as the objects themselves and values experience as a way of knowing.
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radical empiricism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radical%20empiricism

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