positivism
Origin of positivism
1Other words from positivism
- pos·i·tiv·ist, adjective, noun
- pos·i·tiv·is·tic, adjective
- pos·i·tiv·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- non·pos·i·tiv·is·tic, adjective
- un·pos·i·tiv·is·tic, adjective
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How to use positivism in a sentence
Body Positivist Who Also Happens to Look Like Beyoncé "Young people don't appreciate how beautiful our bodies are."
The Beyoncé Manifesto: Quotes on Nihilism and Feminism | Amy Zimmerman | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhich is precisely why complaints about BGU faculty not teaching enough of quantitative and “positivist” methods seem so hollow.
Mr. Frederic Harrison, the now well-known writer, and a member of the Positivist body.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3) | George EliotHe was an absolute positivist; his positivism did not make him self-assertive nor peremptory; on the contrary, it oppressed him.
Contemporary Russian Novelists | Serge PerskyThe positivist family is composed of the "fundamental couple," their children, and the parents of the man, if alive.
August Comte and Positivism | John-Stuart Mill
The Positivist faith, even in its scientific part, is la foi démontrable, but ought by no means to be la foi toujours démontrée.
August Comte and Positivism | John-Stuart MillBut that it is not an illusion is the great positivist claim for it.
Is Life Worth Living? | William Hurrell Mallock
British Dictionary definitions for positivism
/ (ˈpɒzɪtɪˌvɪzəm) /
a strong form of empiricism, esp as established in the philosophical system of Auguste Comte, that rejects metaphysics and theology as seeking knowledge beyond the scope of experience, and holds that experimental investigation and observation are the only sources of substantial knowledge: See also logical positivism
Also called: legal positivism the jurisprudential doctrine that the legitimacy of a law depends on its being enacted in proper form, rather than on its content: Compare natural law (def. 3)
the quality of being definite, certain, etc
Derived forms of positivism
- positivist, noun, adjective
- positivistic, adjective
- positivistically, adverb
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Cultural definitions for positivism
An approach to philosophy frequently found in the twentieth century. Positivists usually hold that all meaningful statements must be either logical inferences or sense descriptions, and they usually argue that the statements found in metaphysics, such as “Human beings are free” or “Human beings are not free,” are meaningless because they cannot possibly be verified by the senses.
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