positivism
21Positivism in Poland — defined progressive thought in literature and other walks of life following the disastrous January 1863 Uprising until the turn of the 20th century.In the aftermath of the Uprising, many Poles abandoned their hopes of regaining Poland s… …
22Positivism dispute — Positivismusstreit is the German word for debate about positivism and labels a well known philosophical dispute between Critical rationalism (Karl Popper, Albert) and the Frankfurt School (Theodor W. Adorno, Habermas) in 1961, about the… …
23positivism, logical — A movement that arose out of the group of early twentieth century philosophers known as the Vienna Circle , whose members included Rudolf Carnap and Otto Neurath, logical positivism sought to reduce philosophy to science with the verification… …
24positivism — noun a) 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. b)… …
25positivism — Synonyms and related words: Marxism, animalism, atomism, behaviorism, bigotry, commonsense realism, dialectical materialism, dogmaticalness, dogmatism, down to earthness, earthiness, earthliness, empiricism, epiphenomenalism, freedom from… …
26positivism — pos|i|tiv|is|m [ˈpɔzıtıvızəm US ˈpa: ] n [U] a type of ↑philosophy based only on facts which can be scientifically proved, rather than on ideas >positivist adj, n …
27positivism — pos|i|tiv|ism [ pazətıv,ızəm ] noun uncount a way of thinking that is based only on scientific facts and not on other types of knowledge …
28POSITIVISM — a PHILOSOPHIC and religious movement founded in the nineteenth century by the French philosopher Auguste COMTE. Today it denotes a more general and widespread position not directly dependent on his views. The modern usage reflects a suspicion… …
29positivism — doctrine that that which is not observable is not knowable Philosophical Isms …
30positivism — pos·i·tiv·ism || pÉ‘zÉ™tɪvɪzm / pÉ’z n. positiveness, definiteness; philosophical viewpoint that concentrates on definite fact and avoids speculation (founded by Auguste Comte) …
