a person who believes in using methods based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory

The principal division among economists is between the empiricists and the theoreticians. 经济学家之间的主要分野在于他们是经验主义者还是理论家。

believing in or using methods based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory

The new administration is more flexible, more empiricist, more imaginative, and less ideologically driven. 新政府更加灵活、更加注重经验，更富有想象力，而且不太受意识形态驱动。