One of the most interesting philosophical debate about the epistemic status of history and sociology emerged from the opposition between idealism and positivism. The first part of this article offers a brief description of this debate. The second part analyses Abbagnano's critique of the two models, both regarded as romantic models. The third and fourth sections focus on the epistemic conditions for history and sociology advanced by the Italian philosopher, and highlight the importance of the confutation of Romanticism. Finally, the last section assesses if Abbagnano’s framework is complete.Una de las disputas filosóficas más interesantes acerca del status epistémico de la historia y la sociologí­a estuvo protagonizada por el idealismo y el positivismo. En la primera parte se propone una breve reconstrucción de este debate. En la segunda parte, se analiza la crí­tica de Abbagnano a ambos modelos, al ser considerados sistemas románticos. En la tercera y cuarta parte, se analizan las condiciones epistémicas propuestas por el filósofo italiano para la historia y la sociologí­a, resaltando la importancia de su refutación del romanticismo. Finalmente, se evalua si el esquema de Abbagnano es completa.One of the most interesting philosophical debate about the epistemic status of history and sociology emerged from the opposition between idealism and positivism. The first part of this article offers a brief description of this debate. The second part analyses Abbagnano's critique of the two models, both regarded as romantic models. The third and fourth sections focus on the epistemic conditions for history and sociology advanced by the Italian philosopher, and highlight the importance of the confutation of Romanticism. Finally, the last section assesses if Abbagnano’s framework is complete.