antinaturalism

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noun

The view that the natural world and the social world are different, related to antipositivism.

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Meanings

nounantinaturalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe view that the natural world and the social world are different, related to antipositivism.

    Nature's waters are subverted to turn against its guests, complementing a xenofeminist commitment to an anti-naturalism that also entails dismantling nuclear domestic spaces.

    2020, Jennifer Cooke, “Feminist Manuals and Manifestos in the Twenty-first Century”, in Jennifer Cooke, editor, The New Feminist Literary Studies, page 196

Origin

From anti- + naturalism.

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Translations

Polish antynaturalizm
  • antynaturalizmthe view that the natural world and the social world are different
Portuguese antinaturalismo
  • antinaturalismothe view that the natural world and the social world are different
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APA

antinaturalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antinaturalism

MLA

“antinaturalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antinaturalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antinaturalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antinaturalism.

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