speculativism

English

Etymology

From speculative +‎ -ism.

Noun

speculativism (uncountable)

1. An approach based on speculation rather than any formal method.
   • 2011, Jan Mulder, Foundations of Axiomatic Linguistics, page 9:

     At any rate, from the point of view of proper science, it marks an important step back, a step towards increased speculativism, the method of the alchemists.