noun
experimentalism; experientialism
Philosophical term referring to doctrines that emphasize experience or experiment as the basis of knowledge. The two English glosses reflect slightly different nuances: experimentalism often relates to scientific experimentation, while experientialism stresses lived experience. In Japanese, the term covers both.
Experimentalism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes experience as the source of knowledge.
彼の教育論は実験主義に基づいている。
His educational theory is based on experimentalism.