positivist
positivist (n)
English Definitions:
positivist, rationalist (adj)
someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes
positivist, positivistic, positive (adj)
of or relating to positivism
"positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"
positivist (Noun)
A believer in positivism.
positivist
Positivism is an empiricist philosophical theory that holds that all genuine knowledge is either true by definition or positive—meaning a posteriori facts derived by reason and logic from sensory experience. Other ways of knowing, such as theology, metaphysics, intuition, or introspection, are rejected or considered meaningless. Although the positivist approach has been a recurrent theme in the history of western thought, modern positivism was first articulated in the early 19th century by Auguste Comte. His school of sociological positivism holds that society, like the physical world, operates according to general laws. After Comte, positivist schools arose in logic, psychology, economics, historiography, and other fields of thought. Generally, positivists attempted to introduce scientific methods to their respective fields. Since the turn of the 20th century, positivism has declined under criticism from antipositivists and critical theorists, among others, for its alleged scientism, reductionism, overgeneralizations, and methodological limitations.
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