Positivist

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Positivist \Pos"i*tiv*ist\, n.
     A believer in positivism. -- a. Relating to positivism.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  positivist
       adj : of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers";
             "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" [syn: {positivistic},
              {positive}]
       n : someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes
           metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes
           [syn: {rationalist}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "positivist":
     ass, bigot, bitter-ender, bullethead, diehard, doctrinaire,
     dogmatist, dogmatizer, donkey, fanatic, hardnose, infallibilist,
     intransigeant, intransigent, last-ditcher, maverick, mule,
     opinionist, perverse fool, pighead, practical person, pragmatist,
     purist, realist, standpat, standpatter, stickler