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positivists

/pɒzɪˈtɪvɪsts/ noun · British & US
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What does positivists mean?

noun

Philosophers who believe that knowledge and reality can be known through sense experience and observation, and that truth can be determined through reason and evidence.

Example

"The positivists argued that scientific knowledge should be based on empirical evidence and observation, rather than on metaphysical or theological assumptions."

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