Positivism Definition & Meaning

positivism
noun
  1. the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
  2. a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness

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  • "wikipedia positivism"
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