For some human geographers, positivism is a very attractive philosophy
Positivist philosophy was introduced into human geography relatively late (1953)
Spatial analysis approach
Positivism was controversial because it directly challenged the regional approach that was dominant at the time
Humanism is a loosely structured set of ideas
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Humanistic geography developed from about 1970 onward
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There are several humanistic philosophies
Several other humanistic philosophies such as individuals’ personal existentialism and idealism have been advocated by geographies but not influential
Humanism raises two general issues
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