non-empirical
adjective (also nonempirical) uk/ˌnɒn.ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/ us/ˌnɑːn.emˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/
非经验的
based on theory rather than on what is experienced or seen
She believed that sociology was a non-empirical field which must study social action using purely subjective means. 她认为社会学是一个非实证领域，必须以纯主观的方式研究社会行为。
Their methodology was criticized as being non-empirical.
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- The new system is meant to offer a clean break from the highly theoretical, nonempirical diagnostic practices of the past.
- Scholars' preference for empirical or non-empirical methods of research depends on their beliefs regarding the nature of knowledge.
- The experiment is supposed to be a non-empirical, intuitive enquiry into how different people respond.