Empiricism holds that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience. Used in science, it drives the scientific method—hypotheses tested through observation and experiment. Researchers, doctors, and engineers benefit by relying on evidence rather than intuition, leading to reliable conclusions, effective treatments, and functional designs grounded in real-world data.
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