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A form of scientism that elevates empirical observation and measurement to the sole criterion of meaningfulness. Any claim that cannot be empirically verified—including mathematical truths, logical laws, ethical principles, and aesthetic judgments—is dismissed as either meaningless or merely subjective. Empirical scientism is a legacy of logical positivism, ignoring that the verification principle itself cannot be empirically verified. It mistakes the methods of empirical science for the boundary of reality.
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