positivism

  • 31positivism — school of thought in the philosophy of law which claims that laws are made (deliberately or unintentionally) by human beings, and that there is no inherent or necessary connection between the validity of law and what is ethical or moral …

    Mini philosophy glossary

  • 32positivism — noun (U) a kind of philosophy that is based only on real facts which can be scientifically proved, rather than on ideas positivist noun (C) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33positivism — pos·i·tiv·ism …

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  • 34positivism — UK [ˈpɒzətɪvˌɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈpɑzətɪvˌɪzəm] noun [uncountable] a way of thinking that is based only on scientific facts and not on other types of knowledge …

    English dictionary

  • 35positivism —  Позитивизм …

    Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

  • 36positivism — pos•i•tiv•ism [[t]ˈpɒz ɪ təˌvɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) the state or quality of being positive 2) pho soc a philosophical system concerned with positive facts and phenomena, and excluding speculation upon ultimate causes or origins • Etymology: 1850–55… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37positivism — /ˈpɒzətɪvɪzəm/ (say pozuhtivizuhm) noun 1. the state or quality of being positive; definiteness; assurance. 2. a philosophical system founded by French philosopher Auguste Comte, 1798–1857, concerned with positive facts and phenomena, and… …

  • 38positivism —    This word (from the Latin positivus, meaning settled by agreement ) refers to the philosophical position that accepts findings based on only strict empirical verification or logical demonstration …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 39positivism —   n. Philosophy, doctrine excluding everything not an observable natural phenomenon …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 40positivism — s ( en) uppfattning som hävdar att vetenskap måste bygga på konkret observation och endast kan fastslå det erfarenhetsmässigt givna …

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