What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Phenomenalism vs Positivism - What's the difference?

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.

phenomenalism

English

Noun

(wikipedia phenomenalism) (-)
  • (philosophy) The doctrine that physical objects exist only as perceptual phenomena]] or sensory [[stimulus, stimuli

    • positivism

    English

    (wikipedia positivism) (legal positivism)

    Noun

  • (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.
  • Practical spirit, sense of reality, concreteness.
  • (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).

    • Antonyms

    * (in philosophy) antipositivism

    Derived terms

    * logical positivism * legal positivism * neopositivism