positivism
Example Sentences
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“Our positivism, our optimism, our hope in a better future is second to none. I think that’s what you’re seeing in those numbers, even as our community feels totally attacked.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
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
Have we, then, only escaped from positivism to fall into the abyss of scepticism?
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
