Discussion
Which among the following statement(s) is/are true in the context of Positivism ?
i. Positivism is historically associated with the 19th century French philosopher, Auguste Comte.
ii. Positivism does not believe on empirical observation and verification.
iii. Positivism believes that all genuine knowledge is based on sensory experience.
iv. Positivism is less successful in its application to the study of human behaviour.
Answer: D
The answer is Only i, iii and iv.
Positivism is historically associated with Auguste Comte, the nineteenth-century French philosopher (i). It holds that all genuine knowledge is based on sensory experience and can be advanced only through observation and experiment (iii). Its critics, as Cohen, Manion and Morrison note, find it less successful when applied to the study of human behaviour, with its complexity and meanings (iv).
Statement ii is the opposite of positivism, which rests precisely on empirical observation and verification, so options including ii are wrong.
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