[rijoja]

Yeah so you have to make a difference between empirical science and science here really. Which Max Weber who was one of the pillars of social sciences stated around one hundred years ago.

"As such, he was a key proponent of methodological anti-positivism, arguing for the study of social action through interpretive (rather than empiricist) methods, based on understanding the purpose and meanings that individuals attach to their own actions."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Weber

edit: This is then further developed by the so called Frankfurt School as Critical Theory.

[acituan]

Alternatively, anti-positivist endeavors should find themselves another space to occupy and not piggy-back on an institutional adjacency to actual sciences to posture credibility, authority, attain public funding etc.

[rijoja]

On the other hand one might also argue that positivism is just a school of philosophy and that positivists are piggy backing on a thousands of years old tradition of philosophy.

[bgandrew]

>> thousands of years old tradition of philosophy

imagine those proponents of 'thousands of years old tradition of philosophy' would try to accomplish anything with it. how funny that would be..