positivism
/ˈpɒzətɪvɪzəm/noun
mass noun Philosophy 【哲】
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- a philosophical system which holds that every rationally justifiable assertion can be scientifically verified or is capable of logical or mathematical proof, and which therefore rejects metaphysics and theism实证哲学。
- ORIGIN: from French positivisme, coined by the French philosopher Auguste COMTE.
1.1
- a humanistic religious system founded on this实证人文宗教。
1.2
- another term for LOGICAL POSITIVISM.
2
- the theory that laws are to be understood as social rules, valid because they are enacted by authority or derive logically from existing decisions, and that ideal or moral considerations (e.g. that a rule is unjust) should not limit the scope or operation of the law实证法理（认为法律应理解为社会规范, 由于是由权威制订或逻辑上来源于现存决议, 因而是有效的, 理想或道德考虑［如某条规则不公平］不应限制法律的有效范围或其实施）。
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