Meanings
nounlogical positivism (usually uncountable, plural logical positivisms)
plural logical positivisms
- uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesA 20th-century school of philosophy which held that all knowledge is based on logical inferences from empirical observations.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 邏輯實證主義 /逻辑实证主义
- 邏輯實證主義 /逻辑实证主义 (luójí shízhèng zhǔyì)school of philiosophy
Czech logický pozitivismus, novopozitivismus
- logický pozitivismusschool of philiosophy
- novopozitivismusschool of philiosophy
- neopozitivismusschool of philiosophy
- logický empirismusschool of philiosophy
Dutch logisch positivisme, logisch empirisme
- logisch positivismeschool of philiosophy
- logisch empirismeschool of philiosophy
French empirisme logique, positivisme logique
- empirisme logiqueschool of philiosophy
- positivisme logiqueschool of philiosophy
- néo-positivismeschool of philiosophy
- empirisme rationnelschool of philiosophy
German logischer Empirismus, logischer Positivismus
- logischer Empirismusschool of philiosophy
- logischer Positivismusschool of philiosophy
- Neopositivismusschool of philiosophy
Hungarian logikai pozitivizmus, neo-pozitivizmus
- logikai pozitivizmusschool of philiosophy
- neo-pozitivizmusschool of philiosophy
- logikai empirizmusschool of philiosophy
Icelandic rökfræðileg raunhyggja
- rökfræðileg raunhyggjaschool of philiosophy
Italian positivismo logico, neopositivismo
- positivismo logicoschool of philiosophy
- neopositivismoschool of philiosophy
- empirismo logicoschool of philiosophy
- neoempirismoschool of philiosophy
Polish pozytywizm logiczny, neopozytywizm
- pozytywizm logicznyschool of philiosophy
- neopozytywizmschool of philiosophy
- empiryzm logicznyschool of philiosophy
Romanian pozitivism logic
- pozitivism logicschool of philiosophy
Russian логи́ческий позитиви́зм
- логи́ческий позитиви́зм (logíčeskij pozitivízm)school of philiosophy
Spanish empirismo lógico, positivismo lógico
- empirismo lógicoschool of philiosophy
- positivismo lógicoschool of philiosophy
- neopositivismoschool of philiosophy
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logical positivism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logical%20positivism
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“logical positivism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logical%20positivism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “logical positivism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logical%20positivism.
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