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Positivist

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Noun

1. positivist, rationalist

someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes

Adjective

2. positive, positivist, positivistic

of or relating to positivism

Example Sentences:
'positivist thinkers'
'positivist doctrine'
'positive philosophy'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Positivist

see synonyms of positivist
noun
1. 
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
2. 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 (sense 3)
3. 
the quality of being definite, certain, etc

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Positivist

see synonyms of positivist
noun
1. 
the quality or state of being positive; certainty; assurance
2. 
overconfidence or dogmatism
3. 
a system of philosophy basing knowledge solely on data of sense experience; esp., a system of philosophy, originated by Auguste Comte, based solely on observable, scientific facts and their relations to each other: it rejects speculation about or search for ultimate origins

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Positivist

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n.
1. Philosophy
a. A doctrine contending that sense perceptions are the only admissible basis of human knowledge and precise thought.
b. The application of this doctrine in logic, epistemology, and ethics.
c. 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.
d. Any of several doctrines or viewpoints, often similar to Comte's, that stress attention to actual practice over consideration of what is ideal: "Positivism became the 'scientific' base for authoritarian politics, especially in Mexico and Brazil" (Raymond Carr).
2. The state or quality of being positive.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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