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What does positivism mean?

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  1. (philosophy) A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
  2. (law) A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values; i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans); legal positivism.
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In the harsh light of a rising logical positivism, they appeared too bluntly subjective to remain science's cutting edge.
In fact, the branch that he refers to as econ-art can be seen as following the recognised scientific methodology of positivism.
Deutsch blames logical positivism, the idea that science should concern itself only with objects that can be observed.
It relies on a rudimentary and thus unstated metaphysics, in much the same way as empiricism and positivism.
In the early twentieth century, logical positivism narrowed the scope of meaning in a way that made belief in God subjective by definition.
Between these two theories of law, legal positivism is the more persuasive legal theory for many people.

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