positivist

Variant of positivism

positivism definition

posi·tiv·ism (päz′ə tiv iz′əm)

noun

  1. the quality or state of being positive; certainty; assurance
  2. overconfidence or dogmatism
  3. a system of philosophy basing knowledge solely on data of sense experience; esp., a system of philosophy, originated by Auguste Comte, based solely on observable, scientific facts and their relations to each other: it rejects speculation about or search for ultimate origins

Etymology: Fr positivisme < positif

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