experientialist

ex·pe·ri·en·tial·ism

[ik-speer-ee-en-shuh-liz-uhm]
noun Epistemology.
any doctrine or theory that maintains that personal experience is the only or the principal basis of knowledge.

Origin:
1860–65; experiential + -ism

ex·pe·ri·en·tial·ist, noun
ex·pe·ri·en·tial·is·tic, adjective
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