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Within the philosophy of science, positivism is a comprehensive and varied set of critical reactions to positivism rather than a fixed set of theoretical ideas. Interpretive paradigm and hermeneutics are examples of methods that fall under this overarching concept. In other words, positivism represents the scientific study of the social world. Its objective is to develop conceptual and universal principles that govern the social universe’s operating processes (University of South Australia, 2021). Law is a declaration about how forces in the cosmos interact. Laws are carefully evaluated against gathered facts in positivism. On the other hand, The Classical Concept represents a conventional theory that focuses on the organization rather than the individuals that work there. According to classical theory, the organization is viewed as a system, with human people as distinct elements of that system.

One of the most common criticisms levelled about positivism is that it is inconsistent; its core premises, after all, are statements that are neither empirically verifiable nor tautological.

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The University of South Australia. (2021). NC00303 (6745): Positivism and classical social theory. Retrieved from

https://lo.unisa.edu.au/mod/page/view.php?id=489360