Explaining Real World Phenomena through Political Ideologies with special reference to Positivism and Interpretivism
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: 'Reality exists or it doesn't exist' has been one of the fundamental and central questions in political philosophy. The unfolding of knowledge is to understand the reality. But there are some who believe that there doesn't exist any reality. In other words, reality is constructed and this construction is itself the result of many different factors. This research paper is all about whether there exists some reality in the real world or whether reality is just a construction through the lenses of positivism and interpretivism. This article argues that positivism is more objective in its approach and the followers of this school of thought believe in the existence of a kind of objective reality. While on the other hand, interpretivism is more constructivist in its approach and challenges the notion of the existence of objective reality. Secondary sources of data have been used including books, research articles, and personal opinions have been used to reach informed conclusions.
Authors: Aneela Akbar, Hina Malik, Safia Jawad
Institution: Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4408311196