i addded the link to positivism because the name of auguste comte is often associated to it he is even said to be the founder of this philosophical movement a google search auguste comte positivism returns more than hits for instance this being said i am not an expert and would not be able to write anything interesting about this theory i am not even sure if the logical positivism to which positivism redirects at the moment is the same concept or if it has any connection with comte's theory maybe there is a misuse in english of positivism instead of positive philosophy but his concept is definitely called positivisme in french so to answer your question i would believe that the word positivism has its place in an article about comte but i would leave the final answer to an expert oct utc