LOGICAL POSITIVISM
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Logical Positivism.
Logical Positivism - as a noun
The form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
positivism17Hypernyms (Closely Related)
empiricism18empiricist philosophysensationalism16Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"One of the major proponents of logical positivism was Rudolf Carnap."
"The Vienna Circle in the 1920s was closely associated with logical positivism."
"The decline of logical positivism began in the 1950s with various philosophical criticisms."
"The verifiability principle was a central tenet of logical positivism."
"The logical positivism movement attracted many prominent philosophers of the time."
