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logical positivism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A 20th-century school of philosophy which held that all knowledge is based on logical inferences from empirical observations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: positivism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism

Narrower terms: Comtism

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 邏輯實證主義 /逻辑实证主义 (luójí shízhèng zhǔyì) — school of philiosophy
  • Georgian: ლოგიკური პოზიტივიზმი (logiḳuri ṗoziṭivizmi) — school of philiosophy
  • Romanian: pozitivism logic — school of philiosophy
  • Russian: логи́ческий позитиви́зм (logíčeskij pozitivízm) — school of philiosophy