Reconsidering Kant, Friedman, Logical Positivism, And The Exact Sciences*

The Philosophy of Logical Positivism

Logical positivism & Vienna Circle

Logical positivism (later and more accurately called logical empiricism) is a school of philosophy that combines empiricism, the idea that observational evidence is indispensable for knowledge of the world, with a version of rationalism, the idea that our knowledge includes a component that is not derived from observation. It grew from the discussions of the so-called "First Vienna Circle" that...

Positivism, Naturalism, and Anti- Naturalism in the Social Sciences

The influence of logical positivism on nursing practice.

While logical positivism has been said to have had major influence on the development of nursing theory, whether this influence pervades other aspects of the discipline has not been discussed. One central aspect of logical positivism, the verificationist perspective, was used to examine texts, curricular guides and standards of practice that guided nursing practice in the decades in which logic...

Analysis of Scientific Realism in the Dichotomy between Positivism and Anti- Positivism: An Implication for Social Sciences

The aim of this study was to analyze scientific realism in the dichotomy between positivism and antipositivism and to position this analysis on the epistemological axis. The study also aimed to demonstrate that scientific realism provides a more comprehensive explanation regarding the legitimacy of social sciences compared with positivism and anti-positivism. The results of this study suggest t...