noun
A philosophical doctrine that recognizes only positive facts and observable phenomena, rejecting metaphysical speculation. Used in academic contexts.
実証論は19世紀のフランスで生まれた哲学の立場だ。
Positivism is a philosophical stance that emerged in 19th-century France.
実証主義 is a more common term for 'positivism' in modern Japanese, while 実証論 is a rarer, more academic variant.
From 実証 (jisshō, 'actual proof, verification') + 論 (ron, 'theory, argument'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in philosophical contexts.