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What Is Positivism?
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What Is Positivism? John Ryding In this essay, I will briefly discuss the origins of positivism, what it means, and why it is relevant today. In Western Philosophy, there are two main theories with which people ally themselves; one is Rationalism, this states that reason is the foundation of knowledge and only through thought and reason is knowledge gained about the world. Well known Rationalists were Plato (427 - 327) BC, Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650) and Baruch Spinoza (1632 -1677). One of the concerns of Philosophy is the structure and workings of society. Plato's "Republic" is concerned with the running of a successful state, and how the individual and the state interact. Through the dialogue in this work, Plato sets out his ideals for this perfect state. Because of his ideals and the reason of his dialogue then, this is a piece of work from the Rationalist theory The other theory is...
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