noun
logical positivism
A 20th-century philosophical movement emphasizing verifiability and the rejection of metaphysics. Used in academic and historical contexts.
論理実証主義は、形而上学を否定する立場をとった。
Logical positivism took a stance that rejected metaphysics.
Compound of 論理 (logic), 実証 (verification, positive proof), and 主義 (doctrine, -ism). Calque from English 'logical positivism' or German 'logischer Positivismus'.