| NOUN | cognition | positivism, logical positivism | the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) |
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| attribute | positivism, positivity, positiveness | a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness |
| Sounds | paa'zahtihvih.zahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | The form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation). | |
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| Synonym | logical positivism | |
| Narrower | Comtism | Auguste Comte's positivistic philosophy that metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top |
| Broader | empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism | (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience |
| Spanish | positivismo | |
| Catalan | positivisme | |
| Adjectives | positivist, positivistic, positive | of or relating to positivism |
| Nouns | positivist | someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical / metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes |
| Meaning | A quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness. | |
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| Synonyms | positivity, positiveness | |
| Narrower | assertiveness, self-assertiveness | aggressive self-assurance |
| Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
| Opposite | negativity, negativeness, negativism | Characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands |
| Spanish | positivismo | |
| Catalan | positivisme | |
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