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positivistic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | positive, positivist |
| Derivation | positivism |
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Cultural Institutions Studies do not claim objectivity and a positivistic analysis.
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In psychology, a positivistic approach has historically been favoured in behaviourism.
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Horkheimer argued, in contrast, that critical theory possessed a reflexive element lacking in the positivistic traditional theory.
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In the Western world it is widely held that only positivistic reason and the forms of philosophy based on it are universally valid.
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Popular finance and investment magazines, for instance, are positivistic to the core, and the advice they give is correlatively deluded.
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The sciences tend to be positivistic in their approach to truth and knowledge, in contrast to the humanities which tend toward relativism.
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Research on human sexuality has traditionally taken place within a positivistic framework, focussing on observable aspects of the body and on biology.
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Unlike French naturalism, which was based on positivistic ideals, Verga and Capuana rejected claims of the scientific nature and social usefulness of the movement.
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Nowadays Bohm's theory is considered to be one of many interpretations of quantum mechanics which give a realist interpretation, and not merely a positivistic one, to quantum-mechanical calculations.
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- Positivist: of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"
- (positivism) the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
- (positivism) positivity: a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness
- Positivism refers to a set of epistemological perspectives and philosophies of science which hold that the scientific method is the best approach to uncovering the processes by which both physical and human events occur. ...
- (positivism) 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; Practical spirit, sense of reality, concreteness; A ...
- (positivism) theoretical position that explanations must be empirically verifiable, that there are universal laws in the structure and transformation of human institutions, and that theories which incorporate individualistic elements, such as minds, are not verifiable.
- The word "positivism" in social science and philosophy means the application of the scientific method to social phenomena. ...
- (positivism) The theory that genuine knowledge is acquired by science and that metaphysical speculation has no validity. ...
- (POSITIVISM) Generally, the view that philosophy and science are one, exhaust genuine knowledge, and provide the only available key to rational social action. Varieties of positivism flourished on the Continent during the nineteenth century, some stressing political activity. ...
