See Also: observationalism(dictionary)

observationalism (iou)



observationalism noun. L19.
[from OBSERVATIONAL + -ISM.]
The theory that all knowledge is based on observation. Also, the doctrine that observation, rather than theory, is the basis of science.
observationalist adjective & noun (a) adjective adhering to observationalism; practising observational as opp. to theoretical work; (b) noun an adherent of observationalism: M20.