logical positivism

Noun

Meaning

the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

positivism skepticism materialism naturalism rationalism positivity sensationalism empiricism monism physicalism critical thinking logical analysis mechanicalism rational inquiry reason-based exploration
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Hypernyms

sensationalism empiricism empiricist philosophy

Hyponyms

comtism

Examples

As a Platonist Gödel was reticent in the presence of the logical positivism of the Vienna Circle. Source: Internet

This argument can be seen as directly related to Wittgenstein 's theory of language, drawing a parallel between postmodernism and late logical positivism that is united in critique of foundationalism. Source: Internet

Mach had a direct influence on the Vienna Circle philosophers and the school of logical positivism in general. Source: Internet

Thereby, logical positivism has been generally misrepresented, sometimes severely. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

logical or gate logical pattern logical pitfall logical positivist logical possibility logical process