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Positivism, History of

In: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences
Edited by: Byron Kaldis
Subject:Metatheory, Philosophy of Research, Philosophy of Social Science

Generally speaking, positivism is a label given to any philosophical position that embraces scientism, which is the view that all genuine knowledge is obtained by combining empirical observation and logical reasoning in a manner best exemplified by the natural sciences.

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  Kaldis, B. (2013). Positivism, history of. In Encyclopedia of philosophy and the social sciences (Vol. 1, pp. 741-741). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276052.n280
  
  Kaldis, Byron. "Positivism, History of." In Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences, edited by Kaldis, Byron, 741-741. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276052.n280.
  
  Kaldis, B. 2013. Positivism, History of. In: Byron Kaldis Editor, 2013. Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 741 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276052.n280> [Accessed 10 Aug 2022].
  
  Kaldis, Byron. "Positivism, History of." Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013, pp. 741-741. SAGE Knowledge. 10 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276052.n280.
  
  Kaldis, Byron (2013). Positivism, history of In:Positivism, history of Encyclopedia of philosophy and the social sciences Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2013:741-741. doi:10.4135/9781452276052.n280
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