Antipositivism is the view in sociology that social sciences need to create and use different scientific methods than 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 aspects like meanings… (More on Antipositivism)