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antipositivism

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

Noun

antipositivism (uncountable)

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

Synonyms of antipositivism

Origin of antipositivism

From anti- + positivism.

Questions about antipositivism

What does antipositivism mean?
Antipositivism means the view that the social realm may not be subject to the same methods of investigation as the natural world.
What part of speech is antipositivism?
Antipositivism is a noun.

Words near antipositivism in the dictionary

  1. antipose
  2. antiposed
  3. antiposes
  4. antiposing
  5. antipositional
  6. antipositivism
  7. antipositivist
  8. antipositivistic
  9. antipositivists
  10. antipot
  11. antipous

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