Experimental Philosophy
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Science founded on experiments or data, in contradistinction to moral and mathematical sciences; also called natural philosophy.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Experimental Philosophy” mean?
Science founded on experiments or data, in contradistinction to moral and mathematical sciences; also called natural philosophy.
Is “Experimental Philosophy” formal or informal?
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