"antipositivism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From anti- + positivism. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|positivism}} anti- + positivism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} antipositivism (uncountable)
  1. (social sciences) The view that the social realm may not be subject to the same methods of investigation as the natural world. Wikipedia link: antipositivism Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Social sciences Synonyms: interpretivism Related terms: antipositivist Translations (the view that the social realm may not be subject to the same methods of investigation as the natural world): antipositivismo [masculine] (Portuguese)
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