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positivism

[poz-i-tuh-viz-uhm] / ˈpɒz ɪ təˌvɪz əm /






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Comte believed that humanity would struggle to transition to positivism, as religions provided comforting and meaningful structure and rituals.

From Textbooks Jun. 15, 2022

But there are other, more interesting questions to ask: what is Miss World’s place now, in the era of body positivism and fourth-wave feminism?

From The Guardian Dec. 8, 2019

For the recordings, Harrison’s signature slide-guitar sound was in full flower, adorning the LP with buoyancy and positivism.

From Salon Mar. 29, 2019

So once again, says DaMarcus Beasley, the only member of the 2001 squad still on the national team, Arena has replaced panic with positivism.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2017

Here, however, under the predominance of positivism, there prevails, on the whole, the tendency to regard religion, in its essence, anthropologically or medically and pathologically in connection with bodily conditions.

From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various




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