On logical positivism

By C. W. Mayhall. 2002

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Exploring the Philosophical Underpinnings of Research: Relating Ontology and Epistemology to the Methodology and Methods of the Scientific, Interpretive, and Critical Research Paradigms. (2012, background): “Positivists have contributed to understanding philosophy, adopted high standards of rigor and attempted to formulate methods which yield commonly accepted results (Ashby, 1964, p. 508).”
The Nature of Theory in Information Systems (2006, background): “Many philosophers of science regard logical positivism as defunct (Passmore 1967) and Popper takes credit for “killing” it as early as 1934 (Popper 1986).”
Mixed Methods Research: A Research Paradigm Whose Time Has Come (2004, background): “…dis-pute.1 From these debates, purists have emerged on both sides (cf. Campbell & Stanley, 1963; Lincoln & Guba, 1985).2 Quantitative purists (Ayer, 1959; Maxwell & Delaney, 2004; Popper, 1959; Schrag, 1992) articulate assumptions that are consistent with what is commonly called a positivist…”
The Anatomy of a Design Theory (2007, unknown): “Logical positivism is now largely regarded as defunct for a number of good reasons (see Magee, 1998; Passmore, 1967; Popper, 1986) and the goal of explanation is now seen as central in current conceptualizations of theory (Nagel, 1979; Popper, 1980), with a web of supportive statements and underlyin”