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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > science and technology communication > history, philosophy, and sociology of science > logical positivism
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logical positivism  

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  • Logical positivism, sometimes also called logical empiricism, is an approach to philosophy that developed in the 1920s and remained very influential until the 1950s. It was inspired by rapid and dramatic developments that had taken place in physical science and mathematics. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods; Logical Positivism]

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