"logical positivism" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-logical positivism.ogg [US] Forms: logical positivisms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} logical positivism (usually uncountable, plural logical positivisms)
  1. (philosophy) A 20th-century school of philosophy which held that all knowledge is based on logical inferences from empirical observations. Wikipedia link: logical positivism Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (school of philiosophy): pozitivism logic [neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-logical_positivism-en-noun-ipeKKs2t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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