Inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.

自然科学基于逻辑推理而不是凭经验得来的方法来探究事物的本质。

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Through the above empirical and logical reasoning, the author constructs his distinct educational outlook.

通过以上四个方面的实证与逻辑说理，从而完整地构建了作者自己独特的教育观。

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All the causal reasoning can only be rationally justified on the basis of the assumption of an immutable causal order but cannot be justified by reference to evidence by empirical investigation.

所有的因果推理只能以一个不变的因果顺序假定为基础做出理性判断，而无法参考实证研究的证据进行判断。

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Critics of for-profit education generally contend that the private sector is willing to sacrifice educational quality and the interests of the student in order to generate a short-term profit, an argument that Stanfield suggests is largely unsubstantiated by economic theory, empirical evidence or sound reasoning.

FORBES: Harnessing the Profit Motive to Transform Education