Which of the following statements about positivism is TRUE?

a. It believes that we move forward to create the best society we can by humbly acknowledging our fallibility.
b. It views all knowledge and meanings as constructed in our interactions between human beings and their world.
c. It emphasizes unambiguous knowledge of the world grounded in direct experience through speculation.
d. It emphasizes unambiguous knowledge of the world grounded in direct experience through scientific observation.


Ans: D

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