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postpositivism

postpositivism noun: a metatheoretical stance that critiques and amends positivism, saying that theories, background, knowledge and values of the researcher can influence what is observed and that human knowledge is based upon human conjectures.

Noun

postpositivism (uncountable)

  1. A metatheoretical stance that critiques and amends positivism, saying that theories, background, knowledge and values of the researcher can influence what is observed and that human knowledge is based upon human conjectures.
    Synonyms:
    postempiricism

Synonyms of postpositivism

Origin of postpositivism

From post- + positivism.

Questions about postpositivism

What does postpositivism mean?
Postpositivism means a metatheoretical stance that critiques and amends positivism, saying that theories, background, knowledge and values of the researcher can influence what is observed and that human knowledge is based upon human conjectures.
What part of speech is postpositivism?
Postpositivism is a noun.

Words near postpositivism in the dictionary

  1. postpositive
  2. postpositive adjective
  3. postpositive adjectives
  4. postpositively
  5. postpositives
  6. postpositivism
  7. postpositivist
  8. postpositivistic
  9. postpositivists
  10. postposits
  11. postpostively

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