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neopositivism

neopositivism noun: a resurgent positivism, or an updated version of it.

Noun

neopositivism (uncountable)

  1. A resurgent positivism, or an updated version of it.
    • That the analysis of scientific progress provides us with clues which are interesting from the humanistic point of view is the central idea of many antimetaphysical and antireligious doctrines such as positivism, neopositivism, scientific materialism, and the different versions of scientific...2000, Mariano Artigas, The Mind of the Universe, Templeton Foundation Press, →ISBN, page 55

Origin of neopositivism

From neo- + positivism.

Words formed from neopositivism

Questions about neopositivism

What does neopositivism mean?
Neopositivism means a resurgent positivism, or an updated version of it.
What part of speech is neopositivism?
Neopositivism is a noun.

Words near neopositivism in the dictionary

  1. neopolyploids
  2. neopolyploidy
  3. neopopulism
  4. neopopulist
  5. neopopulists
  6. neopositivism
  7. neopositivist
  8. neopositivists
  9. neoprag
  10. neopragmatism
  11. neopragmatist

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