Positivism, Formalism, Realism

Positivism and realism pdf

" Chemistry beyond the 'positivism Vs Realism' Debate " In

It is often assumed that chemistry was a typical positivistic science as long as chemists used atomic and molecular models as mere fictions and denied any concern with their real existence. Even when they use notions such as molecular orbitals chemists do not reify them and often claim that they are mere models or instrumental artefacts. However a glimpse on the history of chemistry in the long...

Analysis of Scientific Realism in the Dichotomy between Positivism and Anti- Positivism: An Implication for Social Sciences

The aim of this study was to analyze scientific realism in the dichotomy between positivism and antipositivism and to position this analysis on the epistemological axis. The study also aimed to demonstrate that scientific realism provides a more comprehensive explanation regarding the legitimacy of social sciences compared with positivism and anti-positivism. The results of this study suggest t...

Formalism, Behavioral Realism and the Interdisciplinary Challenge in Sociological Theory

the “social” from its embeddedness in biophysical reality. In comparison to the many attempts at formalist unification that have taken place in sociology since the middle of last century (e.g. Parsons, Luhmann, Coleman), behavioral realist pleas are both a relatively new entry into the disciplinary contest

In Defense of Positivism

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