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Positivist

noun
1.
Someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes.  Synonym: rationalist.



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logical positivist


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"Positivist" Quotes from Famous Books



... of Czech deputies stood in opposition against Vienna with the exception of Kramr, who tried to imitate the Polish positivist policy in the hope of obtaining concessions in return. But, as we have already shown in a previous chapter, Dr. Kramr abandoned this policy even before the war, when he saw how completely Austria was tied to Germany. The bulk of the ...
— Independent Bohemia • Vladimir Nosek


Words linked to "Positivist" :   positive, positivistic, logical positivist, positivism, nonreligious person, rationalist


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