Empirical evidence
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Empirical evidence, data, or knowledge, also known as sense experience, is a collective term for the knowledge or source of knowledge acquired by means of the senses, particularly by observation and experimentation.
Description
The term comes from the Greek word for experience, ἐμπειρία (empeiría).
After Immanuel Kant, it is common in philosophy to call the knowledge thus gained a posteriori knowledge.
This is contrasted with a priori knowledge, the knowledge accessible from pure reason alone.
See also
External links
- Empirical evidence @ Wikipedia
