Associations to the word «Positivist»

Wiktionary

POSITIVIST, noun. A believer in positivism.

Dictionary definition

POSITIVIST, noun. Someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes.
POSITIVIST, adjective. Of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats