Testament for Social Science (Rle Social Theory): An Essay in the Application of Scientific Method to Human Problems

ISBN-13: 9781138988705 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 204 str.

Barbara Wootton;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

The contrast between man’s amazing ability to manipulate his world and his pitiful incompetence in managing his own affairs is now as commonplace as it is tragic. It is by rigorous devotion to scientific method that we have made our conquests over the material environment; it is obvious that this method is not normally applied to the field of re

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Scientific Method in the Social Sciences  3. Pre-Scientific Mental Habits  4. Two Blind Alleys  5. Science and Metaphysics  6. Science and Morals  7. Science and the Arts 8. Conclusion

O autorze

Barbara Wootton