logical positivism
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1. the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | comtism, |
| definition | : | Auguste Comte's positivistic philosophy that metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | logical positivist, |
| definition | : | someone who maintains that any statement that cannot be verified empirically is meaningless (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | positivist, rationalist, |
| definition | : | someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | logical positivist, |
| definition | : | someone who maintains that any statement that cannot be verified empirically is meaningless (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | positivist, rationalist, |
| definition | : | someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes (noun.person) |
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