positivism

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French positivisme, from positif (“positive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒzɪtɪvˌɪzm/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑzɪtɪvˌɪzm/

Noun

positivism (countable and uncountable, plural positivisms)

1. (philosophy) 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.
2. (law) A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values; i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans); legal positivism.

Antonyms

• (in philosophy): antipositivism

Derived terms

• logical positivism
• legal positivism
• neopositivism

Translations

philosophical doctrine

• Catalan: positivisme (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 實證主義／实证主义 (zh) (shízhèngzhǔyì), 实证主义 (zh) (shízhèngzhǔyì)

• Czech: pozitivismus m, pozitivizmus m
• Dutch: positivisme (nl) n
• Finnish: positivismi (fi)
• French: postivisme m
• Greek: θετικισμός (el) m (thetikismós)
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• Italian: positivismo (it) m
• Japanese: 実証主義 (ja)
• Korean: 실증주의 (siljeungjuui)
• Portuguese: positivismo (pt) m
• Romanian: pozitivism (ro) n
• Russian: позитиви́зм (ru) m (pozitivízm)
• Slovak: pozitivizmus
• Spanish: positivismo m
• Swedish: positivism (sv)
• Tagalog: pagkamakatahas
• Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa thực chứng
• Welsh: positifiaeth f

school of thought in jurisprudence — see legal positivism

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• German: ^{(please verify)} Positivismus (de) m
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