Definition of positivism in English:

positivism

noun ˈpɒzɪtɪvɪz(ə)mˈpɑzədɪvˌɪzəm

mass nounPhilosophy

1A philosophical system recognizing only that which can be scientifically verified or which is capable of logical or mathematical proof, and therefore rejecting metaphysics and theism.
Example sentencesExamples
- The book opens with a discussion of positivism and empiricism, positions which regrettably are still dominant within social and natural science.
- The neo-realists distilled the essence of realist thought and then laced it with a large dose of scientific positivism.
- This approach is a close cousin of the pre-war philosophical movement called positivism, which argues that in our investigation of the world we only encounter particular instances, never universals.
- In fact, the branch that he refers to as econ-art can be seen as following the recognised scientific methodology of positivism.
- It relies on a rudimentary and thus unstated metaphysics, in much the same way as empiricism and positivism.
- Some see Galileo as a precursor of the philosophical empiricism of John Locke; others, of the positivism of Auguste Comte.
1. 1.1 A humanistic religious system founded on positivism.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I see them as often playing a symbolic role in theology's emergence from the ‘founding trauma’ of positivism.
  Comte conceived the mission of positivism as the establishment of a Religion of Humanity that would anneal the social divisions tearing the world of the Industrial Revolution apart.
  In other words, when sociology competes as its own form of positivism against religion, it reveals itself as a kind of ‘faith.’
  As he himself grew older, Comte's efforts to create a culture based on science became intense and eccentric, his worship of humanity increasingly mystical and arcane, his positivism more and more like a religion without God.
2. 1.2
  another term for logical positivism
2The theory that laws and their operation derive validity from the fact of having been enacted by authority or of deriving logically from existing decisions, rather than from any moral considerations (e.g. that a rule is unjust).
Example sentencesExamples
- Legal positivism is a conceptual theory emphasizing the conventional nature of law.
- All too often we see positivism written about as if it is a substantive theory (and a purely biological one at that) of human behavior, which it is not.
- Between these two theories of law, legal positivism is the more persuasive legal theory for many people.
- Legal positivism does not deny that moral and political criticism of legal systems are important, but insists that a descriptive or conceptual approach to law is valuable, both on its own terms and as a necessary prelude to criticism.
- Whereas positivism asks what are the facts, constructivism asks what are the assumptions; whereas positivism asks what are the answers, constructivism asks what are the questions.

Derivatives

positivist

noun & adjective ˈpɒzɪtɪvɪstˈpɑzədɪˌvɪst

Philosophy

I don't think I am doing him an injustice if I say that epistemologically he was essentially a logicist and positivist.
Example sentencesExamples
- In particular, his ‘mentalism’, that beliefs about one's own current mental state are epistemologically basic, went essentially unchallenged by the empiricists and positivists, until this century.
- Heidegger doesn't even differ from the empiricists and positivists in thinking that it was the wrong idea.
- For the Viennese positivists, Heidegger's work is the return to a reactionary, anti-scientific metaphysics, which is allied politically to pan-Germanic aspirations.
- Logical positivists denied the soundness of metaphysics and traditional philosophy; they asserted that many philosophical problems are indeed meaningless.

positivistic

adjective pɒzɪtɪˈvɪstɪkˌpɑzədəˈvɪstɪk

Philosophy

The behavioral approach was based on a logical positivistic philosophy of science, which was strongly empirical and in which the unit of analysis was the actions of human agents, making decisions to advance their values.
Example sentencesExamples
- The numerous advocates of Comte's positivistic philosophy understood mathematics and physics as the source of rigorous laws and consequently the foundation on which other disciplines might be based.
- Some philosophers and philosophically-minded physicists may have been misled on this score by their allegiance to an excessively positivistic epistemology of science.
- This interpretation implies that irrationalism is blamed on the dark side of the positivistic Enlightenment, rather than arguing that German fascism arises out of lebensphilosophie as the other of reason.
- Not only does the positivistic approach fail to separate the mathematician after she has found the proof from her younger self, but it also gives her the same status as her colleagues.
- And though the highly effective sniping of his so-called positivistic period continues, one feels a more comprehensive grasp of what he is moving towards.

positivistically

adverb pɒzɪtɪˈvɪstɪkli

Philosophy

Definition of positivism in US English:

positivism

nounˈpɑzədɪvˌɪzəmˈpäzədivˌizəm

Philosophy

1A philosophical system that holds that every rationally justifiable assertion can be scientifically verified or is capable of logical or mathematical proof, and that therefore rejects metaphysics and theism.
Example sentencesExamples
- This approach is a close cousin of the pre-war philosophical movement called positivism, which argues that in our investigation of the world we only encounter particular instances, never universals.
- Some see Galileo as a precursor of the philosophical empiricism of John Locke; others, of the positivism of Auguste Comte.
- It relies on a rudimentary and thus unstated metaphysics, in much the same way as empiricism and positivism.
- The book opens with a discussion of positivism and empiricism, positions which regrettably are still dominant within social and natural science.
- In fact, the branch that he refers to as econ-art can be seen as following the recognised scientific methodology of positivism.
- The neo-realists distilled the essence of realist thought and then laced it with a large dose of scientific positivism.
1. 1.1 A humanistic religious system founded on positivism.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I see them as often playing a symbolic role in theology's emergence from the ‘founding trauma’ of positivism.
  In other words, when sociology competes as its own form of positivism against religion, it reveals itself as a kind of ‘faith.’
  Comte conceived the mission of positivism as the establishment of a Religion of Humanity that would anneal the social divisions tearing the world of the Industrial Revolution apart.
  As he himself grew older, Comte's efforts to create a culture based on science became intense and eccentric, his worship of humanity increasingly mystical and arcane, his positivism more and more like a religion without God.
2. 1.2
  another term for logical positivism
2The theory that laws are to be understood as social rules, valid because they are enacted by authority or derive logically from existing decisions, and that ideal or moral considerations (e.g., that a rule is unjust) should not limit the scope or operation of the law.
Example sentencesExamples
- Whereas positivism asks what are the facts, constructivism asks what are the assumptions; whereas positivism asks what are the answers, constructivism asks what are the questions.
- Between these two theories of law, legal positivism is the more persuasive legal theory for many people.
- Legal positivism is a conceptual theory emphasizing the conventional nature of law.
- All too often we see positivism written about as if it is a substantive theory (and a purely biological one at that) of human behavior, which it is not.
- Legal positivism does not deny that moral and political criticism of legal systems are important, but insists that a descriptive or conceptual approach to law is valuable, both on its own terms and as a necessary prelude to criticism.

单词	positivism
释义	Definition of positivism in English: positivism noun ˈpɒzɪtɪvɪz(ə)mˈpɑzədɪvˌɪzəm mass nounPhilosophy 1A philosophical system recognizing only that which can be scientifically verified or which is capable of logical or mathematical proof, and therefore rejecting metaphysics and theism. Example sentencesExamples The book opens with a discussion of positivism and empiricism, positions which regrettably are still dominant within social and natural science. The neo-realists distilled the essence of realist thought and then laced it with a large dose of scientific positivism. This approach is a close cousin of the pre-war philosophical movement called positivism, which argues that in our investigation of the world we only encounter particular instances, never universals. In fact, the branch that he refers to as econ-art can be seen as following the recognised scientific methodology of positivism. It relies on a rudimentary and thus unstated metaphysics, in much the same way as empiricism and positivism. Some see Galileo as a precursor of the philosophical empiricism of John Locke; others, of the positivism of Auguste Comte. 1.1 A humanistic religious system founded on positivism. Example sentencesExamples I see them as often playing a symbolic role in theology's emergence from the ‘founding trauma’ of positivism. Comte conceived the mission of positivism as the establishment of a Religion of Humanity that would anneal the social divisions tearing the world of the Industrial Revolution apart. In other words, when sociology competes as its own form of positivism against religion, it reveals itself as a kind of ‘faith.’ As he himself grew older, Comte's efforts to create a culture based on science became intense and eccentric, his worship of humanity increasingly mystical and arcane, his positivism more and more like a religion without God. 1.2 another term for logical positivism 2The theory that laws and their operation derive validity from the fact of having been enacted by authority or of deriving logically from existing decisions, rather than from any moral considerations (e.g. that a rule is unjust). Example sentencesExamples Legal positivism is a conceptual theory emphasizing the conventional nature of law. All too often we see positivism written about as if it is a substantive theory (and a purely biological one at that) of human behavior, which it is not. Between these two theories of law, legal positivism is the more persuasive legal theory for many people. Legal positivism does not deny that moral and political criticism of legal systems are important, but insists that a descriptive or conceptual approach to law is valuable, both on its own terms and as a necessary prelude to criticism. Whereas positivism asks what are the facts, constructivism asks what are the assumptions; whereas positivism asks what are the answers, constructivism asks what are the questions. Derivatives positivist noun & adjective ˈpɒzɪtɪvɪstˈpɑzədɪˌvɪst Philosophy I don't think I am doing him an injustice if I say that epistemologically he was essentially a logicist and positivist. Example sentencesExamples In particular, his ‘mentalism’, that beliefs about one's own current mental state are epistemologically basic, went essentially unchallenged by the empiricists and positivists, until this century. Heidegger doesn't even differ from the empiricists and positivists in thinking that it was the wrong idea. For the Viennese positivists, Heidegger's work is the return to a reactionary, anti-scientific metaphysics, which is allied politically to pan-Germanic aspirations. Logical positivists denied the soundness of metaphysics and traditional philosophy; they asserted that many philosophical problems are indeed meaningless. positivistic adjective pɒzɪtɪˈvɪstɪkˌpɑzədəˈvɪstɪk Philosophy The behavioral approach was based on a logical positivistic philosophy of science, which was strongly empirical and in which the unit of analysis was the actions of human agents, making decisions to advance their values. Example sentencesExamples The numerous advocates of Comte's positivistic philosophy understood mathematics and physics as the source of rigorous laws and consequently the foundation on which other disciplines might be based. Some philosophers and philosophically-minded physicists may have been misled on this score by their allegiance to an excessively positivistic epistemology of science. This interpretation implies that irrationalism is blamed on the dark side of the positivistic Enlightenment, rather than arguing that German fascism arises out of lebensphilosophie as the other of reason. Not only does the positivistic approach fail to separate the mathematician after she has found the proof from her younger self, but it also gives her the same status as her colleagues. And though the highly effective sniping of his so-called positivistic period continues, one feels a more comprehensive grasp of what he is moving towards. positivistically adverb pɒzɪtɪˈvɪstɪkli Philosophy Definition of positivism in US English: positivism nounˈpɑzədɪvˌɪzəmˈpäzədivˌizəm Philosophy 1A philosophical system that holds that every rationally justifiable assertion can be scientifically verified or is capable of logical or mathematical proof, and that therefore rejects metaphysics and theism. Example sentencesExamples This approach is a close cousin of the pre-war philosophical movement called positivism, which argues that in our investigation of the world we only encounter particular instances, never universals. Some see Galileo as a precursor of the philosophical empiricism of John Locke; others, of the positivism of Auguste Comte. It relies on a rudimentary and thus unstated metaphysics, in much the same way as empiricism and positivism. The book opens with a discussion of positivism and empiricism, positions which regrettably are still dominant within social and natural science. In fact, the branch that he refers to as econ-art can be seen as following the recognised scientific methodology of positivism. The neo-realists distilled the essence of realist thought and then laced it with a large dose of scientific positivism. 1.1 A humanistic religious system founded on positivism. Example sentencesExamples I see them as often playing a symbolic role in theology's emergence from the ‘founding trauma’ of positivism. In other words, when sociology competes as its own form of positivism against religion, it reveals itself as a kind of ‘faith.’ Comte conceived the mission of positivism as the establishment of a Religion of Humanity that would anneal the social divisions tearing the world of the Industrial Revolution apart. As he himself grew older, Comte's efforts to create a culture based on science became intense and eccentric, his worship of humanity increasingly mystical and arcane, his positivism more and more like a religion without God. 1.2 another term for logical positivism 2The theory that laws are to be understood as social rules, valid because they are enacted by authority or derive logically from existing decisions, and that ideal or moral considerations (e.g., that a rule is unjust) should not limit the scope or operation of the law. Example sentencesExamples Whereas positivism asks what are the facts, constructivism asks what are the assumptions; whereas positivism asks what are the answers, constructivism asks what are the questions. Between these two theories of law, legal positivism is the more persuasive legal theory for many people. Legal positivism is a conceptual theory emphasizing the conventional nature of law. All too often we see positivism written about as if it is a substantive theory (and a purely biological one at that) of human behavior, which it is not. Legal positivism does not deny that moral and political criticism of legal systems are important, but insists that a descriptive or conceptual approach to law is valuable, both on its own terms and as a necessary prelude to criticism.
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