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- Dictionarypositivist/ˈpɒsɪtɪvɪst/
noun
- 1. an adherent of the philosophical or legal theories of positivism.
adjective
- 1. relating to the philosophical or legal theories of positivism.
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Philosophy of science based on the view that information derived from scientific observation is the exclusive source of all authoritative knowledge
Positivism is a philosophical school that holds that all genuine knowledge is either true by definition or positive—meaning a posteriori facts derived by reason and logic from sensory experience. Other ways of knowing, such as intuition, introspection, or religious faith, are rejected or considered meaningless. Wikipedia