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Positivism and Social Inquiry

Positivism. Enlightenment philosophyScience vs. metaphysicsEmpiricist epistemologyDavid Hume (1711-1776)Reason and knowledge (deductive and inductive reasoning)Rationalist, analytic, a priori statements, true by definitionEmpirical, synthetic, a posteriori statements, true by experienceDifferential epistemologyAuguste Comte (1798-1857)Law of three phases (social progress)Theological ? Metaphysical ? Scientific (positive)Envisaged

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Positivism and Social Inquiry

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