positivism

Example Sentences

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At a crucial moment in “Time of the Magicians,” Eilenberger explains that an entire school of philosophy known as logical positivism was born of this exact misunderstanding of Wittgenstein.

From New York Times

In that, he found positivism essential and said, “What do these kids have to look forward to if we don’t have this outlook?”

From Washington Post

“The positivism of Instagram is dangerous at the best of times – but now it’s even worse.”

From The Guardian

My training in the social sciences implicitly borrows methods of positivism or empiricism that do not just correspond to the human person in an integral fashion.

From Scientific American

When I was in graduate school back in the 1980s, everyone said positivism is dead — although in some ways it actually wasn't.

From Salon