In legal|lang=en terms the difference between positivism and constructionism
is that positivism is (legal) a school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values, the law is posited by lawmakers (humans) while constructionism is (legal) a strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather to any underlying intent.
As nouns the difference between positivism and constructionism
is that positivism is (philosophy) a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics while constructionism is (legal) a strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather to any underlying intent.
positivism
Noun
(philosophy) A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
Practical spirit, sense of reality, concreteness.
(legal) A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values, the law is posited by lawmakers (humans).
Antonyms
* (in philosophy) antipositivism
Derived terms
* logical positivism
* legal positivism
* neopositivism
constructionism
English
Noun
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en noun)
(legal) A strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather to any underlying intent
(social science) The idea that people learn about, or perceive the world by constructing mental models
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Related terms
* constructionist
* constructivism
Derived terms
* social constructionism
* strict constructionism
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