Antipositivism's the view in sociology and social theory that social sciences need to create and use different scientific methods from those used in the field of natural sciences. Evolution of the concept Antipositivism evolved in the 19th century, when sociological positivism and sociological naturalism began to be questioned by scientists like Wilhelm Dilthey and Heinrich Rickert, who argued that the world of nature isn't the same as the world of society, as human societies have unique aspe… (More on Antipositivism)