Progress made in each field under the positivist thinking had limits, due mainly to the recognition of the complexity that characterizes both the human being in his natural and social environment, as well as the changing nature of the social, cultural, political and environmental processes.
Los avances logrados en cada uno de los campos bajo las orientaciones del positivismo tuvieron límites originados principalmente por el reconocimiento de la complejidad que caracteriza tanto al ser humano como al entorno natural y social, y de la naturaleza cambiante de los procesos sociales, culturales, políticos y ambientales.