Positivism vs. Phenomenology
Difference Between Positivism and Phenomenology
Positivismnoun
(philosophy) A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
Phenomenologynoun
(philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view.
Positivismnoun
(legal) A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values; i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans); legal positivism.
Phenomenologynoun
(philosophy) A movement based on this, originated about 1905 by Edmund Husserl.
Positivismnoun
the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
Phenomenologynoun
(physics) The use of theoretical models to make predictions that can be tested through experiments.
Positivismnoun
a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation
Phenomenologynoun
a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account
