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実証論 (jisshouron) Japanese meaning: positivism | Kotomora

実じっ証しょう論ろん

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Meanings

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A philosophical doctrine that recognizes only positive facts and observable phenomena, rejecting metaphysical speculation. Used in academic contexts.

実じっ証しょう論ろんは19世せい紀きのフランスで生うまれた哲てつ学

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Positivism is a philosophical stance that emerged in 19th-century France.

Kanji

実reality, truth, seed
証evidence, proof, certificate
論argument, discourse

Related words

実じっ証しょう主しゅ義ぎ
実証主義 is a more common term for 'positivism' in modern Japanese, while 実証論 is a rarer, more academic variant.

Built from

実じっ証しょう+論ろん

Etymology

From 実証 (jisshō, 'actual proof, verification') + 論 (ron, 'theory, argument'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in philosophical contexts.