positivism in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for positivism in the English»Spanish Dictionary

positivism [Am ˈpɑzədɪvˌɪzəm, Brit ˈpɒzɪtɪvɪz(ə)m] N U

positivism

positivismo m

logical positivism N U

logical positivism

positivismo m lógico

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In this usage positivism means an exclusive preoccupation with positive law, the law actually promulgated by a competent lawgiver.

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Positivism holds that society, like the physical world, operates according to general laws.

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As such, one's ethical prime directives are "action", "freedom", and "decision", thus, existentialism opposes rationalism and positivism.

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In his work, fallibilism and pragmatism may seem to work somewhat like skepticism and positivism, respectively, in others' work.

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This focus on meta-ethics was in part caused by an intense linguistic focus in analytic philosophy and by the popularity of logical positivism.

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Logical positivism and scientism paved the way for neopositivism, analytical philosophy, structuralism, and naturalism.

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Approaches include positivism, interpretivism, rational choice theory, behavioralism, structuralism, post-structuralism, realism, institutionalism, and pluralism.

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Positivism has also come under fire on religious and philosophical grounds, whose proponents state that truth begins in sense experience, but does not end there.

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Positivism holds that all legal decisions by courts are classified into one of two categories.

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Until the 1950s, logical positivism was the leading school in the philosophy of science.

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