Empirics

Some Theory and Empirics of Optimal Copyright, a brilliant new paper on the economically optimal term of copyright.

Boing Boing 2007

Empirics should be the backbone of the basis behind any “economic” decision, not some philosphical model.

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Nobel Prize in Economics 2007

Empirics have a myriad of medicines, as to swallow a bullet of lead, &c., which I voluntarily omit.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Empirics may ease, and sometimes help, but not thoroughly root out; sublata causa tollitur effectus as the saying is, if the cause be removed, the effect is likewise vanquished.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Polybus, Diocles, and the Empirics, acknowledge that the eighth month gives a vital birth to the infant, though the life of it is more faint and languid; many therefore we see born in that month die out of mere weakness.

Essays and Miscellanies 2004

“A few Empirics here,” he added, “are worth all our Dogmatists.”

The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994

“A few Empirics here,” he added, “are worth all our Dogmatists.”

The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994

Empirics came under the influence of Academic Skep - ticism, the Methodists under the influence of the skep - ticism of Aenesidemus (see Temkin, pp. 187, 197-98).

SKEPTICISM IN ANTIQUITY PHILLIP DE LACY 1968

Both the Greek philos - ophers and the “Empirics” suffer in their natural phi - losophies from sterility of method; neither provides a reasonable rule of procedure to facilitate true and certain knowledge.

Dictionary of the History of Ideas ROBERT H. KARGON 1968

The Empirics are like ants; they gather and consume.

BACONIANISM PAOLO ROSSI 1968