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An extreme, dogmatic adherence to logical positivism or its currents: the belief that only empirically verifiable statements are meaningful, and that metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics are literally nonsense. Positivist fanatics dismiss entire fields (ethics, philosophy of mind, theology) as “meaningless” rather than debating their claims. They treat the verification principle as an unassailable axiom, ignoring its own lack of empirical verification. Their fanaticism leads to absurd conclusions (e.g., “love is just noises”) while they claim to be the defenders of genuine knowledge. It’s a self‑refuting arrogance dressed as rigor.
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