Empiriocriticism

/ɪmˌpɪriəʊ'krɪtɪsɪz(ə)m/ noun

Definition

A philosophical movement that attempted to combine empiricism (knowledge from experience) with critical analysis, denying objective reality outside human perception.

Etymology

A compound of 'empirio-' (from empiricism) and 'criticism,' created in the early 20th century by philosopher Richard Avenarius to describe a school of thought blending empirical observation with epistemological criticism.

Kelly Says

Empiriocriticism was so controversial that Lenin wrote an entire book attacking it, seeing it as dangerously idealistic—imagine a philosophy being so threatening that communist leaders felt compelled to refute it!

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