INTRODUCTION
PHILOSOPHY OF RESEARCH
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What is positivism?
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Positivism is an epistemological position that advocates the application of the methods of the natural sciences to the study of social reality.
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Positivism involves a dialogical process between theory and the empirical phenomenon; this results in the production of ‘reflexive narratives, not explanatory models or theoretical propositions’.
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Positivism is a way of thinking about the research process and staying positive.
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Positivism is an outlook in life about seeing things positively.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Positivism is the name for the scientific study of the social world. Its goal is to formulate abstract and universal laws on the operative dynamics of the social universe. A law is a statement about relationships among forces in the universe. In positivism, laws are to be tested against collected data systematically.
Detailed explanation-2: -Positivism as an epistemology is associated with the following set of disadvantages: Firstly, positivism relies on experience as a valid source of knowledge. However, a wide range of basic and important concepts such as cause, time and space are not based on experience.
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