antipositivism

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antipositivism

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From anti- + positivism.

noun

  1. uncountable The view that the social realm may not be subject to the same methods of investigation as the natural world.

    Similar: interpretivism

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noun the view that the social realm may not be subject to the same methods of investigation as the natural world

Portuguêsantipositivismo

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"antipositivism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/antipositivism.

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@misc{antipositivism_2026,
  title = {antipositivism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antipositivism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}