Antipositivism relates to various historical debates in the philosophy and sociology of science. In modern practice, however, interpretivism may be equated with qualitative research methods, while positivist research is more quantitative.
Positivism is a philosophical system recognizing is scientifically verified or which is capable of logical or mathematical proof, and therefore rejecting metaphysics and theism.
Anitipositivm in social science is termed as a theoretical stance that proposes that the social realm cannot be studied with the scientific method of investigation utilized within the natural sciences, and that investigation of the social realm requires a different epistemology.
