positivism |
false |
As a noun positivism
is (philosophy) a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
As an adjective false is
(
label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.
metaphysic |
positivism |
As nouns the difference between metaphysic and positivism
is that
metaphysic is (philosophy|uncountable|archaic) the field of study of metaphysics while
positivism is (philosophy) a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
As an adjective metaphysic
is (philosophy|archaic) metaphysical.
positivism |
undefined |
As a noun positivism
is (philosophy) a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.
negativism |
positivism |
As nouns the difference between negativism and positivism
is that
negativism is a persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude while
positivism is (philosophy) a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
positivism |
modernism |
As nouns the difference between positivism and modernism
is that
positivism is (philosophy) a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics while
modernism is (uncountable) modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.
reductionism |
positivism |
In philosophy terms the difference between reductionism and positivism
is that
reductionism is reductionism is a philosophical position which holds that a complex system is nothing but the sum of its parts, and that an account of it can be reduced to accounts of individual constituents. This can be said of objects, phenomena, explanation, theories, and meanings. Reductionism strongly reflects a certain perspective on causality. In a reductionist framework, the phenomena that can be explained completely in terms of relations between other more fundamental phenomena, are called "epiphenomena". Often there is an implication that the epiphenomenon exerts no causal agency on the fundamental phenomena that explain it. Reductionism does not preclude the existence of what might be called "emergent phenomena", but it does imply the ability to understand those phenomena completely in terms of the processes from which they are composed while
positivism is a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
As nouns the difference between reductionism and positivism
is that
reductionism is an approach to studying complex systems or ideas by reducing them to a set of simpler components while
positivism is a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
positivism |
constructionism |
In legal|lang=en terms the difference between positivism and constructionism
is that
positivism is (legal) a school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values, the law is
posited by lawmakers (humans) while
constructionism is (legal) a strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather to any underlying intent.
As nouns the difference between positivism and constructionism
is that
positivism is (philosophy) a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics while
constructionism is (legal) a strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather to any underlying intent.
phenomenalism |
positivism |
In philosophy|lang=en terms the difference between phenomenalism and positivism
is that
phenomenalism is (philosophy) the doctrine that physical objects exist only as perceptual phenomena]] or sensory [[stimulus|stimuli while
positivism is (philosophy) a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
As nouns the difference between phenomenalism and positivism
is that
phenomenalism is (philosophy) the doctrine that physical objects exist only as perceptual phenomena]] or sensory [[stimulus|stimuli while
positivism is (philosophy) a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
positivism |
dialectic |
As nouns the difference between positivism and dialectic
is that
positivism is a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics while
dialectic is any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
As an adjective dialectic is
dialectical.
positivism |
intellectualism |
As nouns the difference between positivism and intellectualism
is that
positivism is a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics while
intellectualism is the use or development of intellect.
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