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(philosophy) 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..
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Postpositivism means (philosophy) 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..
Common synonyms include postempiricism.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use postpositivism where its definition matches the intended context.
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