positivist, n.Definitions

A Positivist (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a loser brought back under the hegemony of science after once wanting more of himself — now resentfully representing unbelief in philosophy's masterly task.

A Positivist (n.) rejects ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠knowledge of essences only when he reflects "philosophically"; at work as a natural scientist, he lets himself be guided by essential insights all day long.