pos.i.tiv.ism
n.（名词）
Philosophy
【哲学】
A doctrine contending that sense perceptions are the only admissible basis of human knowledge and precise thought.
实证主义：认为感官的感知是人类知识及精确思维唯一可允许的基础的主义
The application of this doctrine in logic, epistemology, and ethics.
实证哲学：实证主义在逻辑学、认识论及伦理学中的运用
The system of Auguste Comte designed to supersede theology and metaphysics and depending on a hierarchy of the sciences, beginning with mathematics and culminating in sociology.
实证论：为超越神学及玄学而创设的奥古斯都孔德体系，这一体系以科学的等级为依据，以数学为基础而以社会学为最高级
Any of several doctrines or viewpoints, often similar to Comte`s, that stress attention to actual practice over consideration of what is ideal:
实证论：通常与孔德的体系相似的一种主义或观点，它们都强调对理想事物因素的实践：
例句：
.Positivism became the ‘scientific’ base for authoritarian politics, especially in Mexico and Brazil.(Raymond Carr)
.实证论成为极权政治的‘科学’基础，尤指在墨西哥及巴西.(雷蒙·卡尔)
The state or quality of being positive.
积极性：积极的状态或性质
【引伸】
pos.itivist 或
pos.itivis.tic
adj.（形容词）
pos.itivist
n.（名词）
