Positivism
Word | POSITIVISM |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | pos i tiv ism |
Pronunciations | /ˈpɒzɪtɪvˌɪzm/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Positivism"
What do we mean by positivism?
A doctrine contending that sense perceptions are the only admissible basis of human knowledge and precise thought. noun
The application of this doctrine in logic, epistemology, and ethics. noun
The system of Auguste Comte designed to supersede theology and metaphysics and depending on a hierarchy of the sciences, beginning with mathematics and culminating in sociology. noun
Any of several doctrines or viewpoints, often similar to Comte's, that stress attention to actual practice over consideration of what is ideal. noun
The state or quality of being positive. noun
Actual or absolute knowledge. noun
capitalized The Positive philosophy (which see, under positive). noun
A system of philosophy originated by M. Auguste Comte, which deals only with positives. It excludes from philosophy everything but the natural phenomena or properties of knowable things, together with their invariable relations of coexistence and succession, as occurring in time and space. Such relations are denominated laws, which are to be discovered by observation, experiment, and comparison. This philosophy holds all inquiry into causes, both efficient and final, to be useless and unprofitable. noun
A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics. noun
Practical spirit, sense of reality, concreteness. noun
A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values, i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans). noun
A quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness noun
The form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) noun
A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values; i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans); legal positivism.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Positivism
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