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What is psychological positivism?

Psychological positivism is associated with the way that criminalsbehave. It states that something within a criminal's psychologicalmakeup lends itself to their behavior, and … (MORE)

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What is positivism?

Positivism is a philosophical and ontological (what exists) position in which there can be something which is 'positive', 'truthful' or 'known'. It often espouses that there … (MORE)

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What is Moral Positivism?

Moral Positivism is the theory that claims there are no natural law, and therefore no natural right. All human rights, it holds, are derived from the state, from contracts… (MORE)

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Are Positiv skateboards any good?

YES! very good, i have one myself, they are fast and have a great pop, i would recommend this to a beginner and a more advanced player! they are not good ... they a… (MORE)

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Who developed the theory of Positivism?

Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte (a.k.a. Auguste Comte) is considered the founder of Positivism and Sociology. Later on, David Émile Durkheim elaborated on Sociol… (MORE)

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How do you use positivism in a sentence?

The word positivism is used as a noun. She was excited to take a class on positivism, a philosophy she found intriguing.

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What is the difference between natural law and legal positivism?

The differences between the two is that Natural Law theory focuses on the legitimacy of law from a morality and justice based standpoint while Legal Positivism draws from the … (MORE)

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How are Logical Positivism and Objectivism alike and different Specifically I want to know how they differ in epistemology?

Positivism starts by stating "world (existence) is composed of atoms" then it goes to state that in order to claim one state of the nature is true or false one has to look… (MORE)