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| pos·i·tiv·ism [ pózzəti vìzzəm ] |
| noun |
| 1. theory of knowledge: the metaphysical theory that knowledge can be acquired only through direct observation and experimentation, and not through metaphysics or theology. |
Following is an entertaining and eye-opening movie-length documentary by Ben Stein (famous actor and comedian) on how philosophical positivism has been institutionalized and is enforced in the academic world of natural scientists.
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Notice the self-referential inconsistency in the very definition of positivism: it claims that metaphysics is not a legitimate kind of knowledge, and yet it itself is a metaphysical theory.
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