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social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > philosophy of science > normativism versus realism
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normativism versus realism  

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  • This entry introduces the positions of normativism and realism or descriptivism in explaining an agent's thoughts and actions and presents in detail the various versions of those positions as well as the arguments and counterarguments used by each. Normativism and realism are two very general, conflicting approaches to the explanation of what is thought and done. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Normativism versus Realism]

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