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Positivism (UPI/Corbis)

Positivism, system of philosophy based on experience and empirical knowledge of natural phenomena, in which metaphysics and theology are regarded as...

Polish Literature : Polish Positivism

The second half of the 19th century is called the era of Polish positivism. The literature of this period was chiefly prose, characterized by...

Metaphysics (quotations): Metaphysics: Positivism becomes, in the true sense of the…

Positivism becomes, in the true sense of the word, a religion; the only religion which is real and complete; destined therefore to replace all...

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- theory of knowledge: the theory that knowledge can be acquired only through direct observation and experimentation, and not through metaphysics or theology
- positive state: the state or quality of being positive

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