POSITIVISM
\pˈɒzɪtˌɪvɪzəm], \pˈɒzɪtˌɪvɪzəm], \p_ˈɒ_z_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v_ɪ_z_ə_m]\
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the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
By Princeton University
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the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A system of philosophy originated by Comte, a French philosopher (1798-1857), which, rejecting all inquiry into causes whether efficient or final, deals only with what is positive, or simply seeks to discover the laws of phenomenon.
By Daniel Lyons
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n. The system of philosophy founded by Comte, which teaches that we have no knowledge of any thing but the phenomena of nature, and our knowledge of these is only in relations to other facts or phenomena, as being co-existent or successive, similar or dissimilar, in time, place, and properties.
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