Positivism (disambiguation)
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Positivism is a philosophy which states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge. Positivism was central to the foundation of academic sociology.
Positivism may also refer to:
- Logical positivism, a school of philosophy that combines empiricism with a version of rationalism
- Sociological positivism, a sociological paradigm
- Legal positivism, a school of thought in jurisprudence and the philosophy of law
- The positivist school of criminology
- Positivism in Poland, a socio-cultural movement in Poland after the 1863 January Uprising
- Political positivism, a theory founded in early 21st century by Ljubiša Bojić
- Positivism (international relations), school of thought in international relations theory
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