- 17 Apr 2008 22:03
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The social "sciences" are "science" insofar as they are systematized knowledge. Social sciences are not objective because these deal with fundamentally irrational and often unpredictable beings. Positivism in social sciences is a deluded fantasy; nonsense propagated by social science scholars.
I say that despite studying a field of social science.
Natural sciences ftw.
I kinda wish I was more interested in math or at least was less of a hypochondriac to pursue a degree in physics or medicine. Darn.
Political Science is science. If you had ever taken a PoliSci course you would know that.
The social "sciences" are "science" insofar as they are systematized knowledge. Social sciences are not objective because these deal with fundamentally irrational and often unpredictable beings. Positivism in social sciences is a deluded fantasy; nonsense propagated by social science scholars.
I say that despite studying a field of social science.
By science i mean a REAL science
Natural sciences ftw.
I kinda wish I was more interested in math or at least was less of a hypochondriac to pursue a degree in physics or medicine. Darn.
"It is a dangerous thing to be a Machiavelli. It is a disastrous thing to be a Machiavelli without virtū."
- Hans J. Morgenthau
- Hans J. Morgenthau