ISS 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-2: Policy Exchange, Imre Lakatos, Parapsychology
9 Oct 2016
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Social science: scientific study of social, cultural, psychological, economic, and political forces that guide individuals in their actions. All knowledge is 1) knowledge of human beings and 2) knowledge of natural environment. Human culture changes > knowledge gradually accumulating. Scienti c knowledge has been systematically gathered, classi ed, related, and interpreted. Concerned with learning concepts then applying them. Social science deals with all aspects of the group life of human beings. Natural science deals with the environment in which we live. Humanities focuses on literature, music, art and philosophy. Knowledge of social science will help us improve human condition. Broken up into anthropology, sociology, history, geography, economics, political science, and psychology. Size of brain cant keep up with the growing amount of information. If one understands general concepts, he/she can apply them. New uni ed social scientists will know general rules of individual social sciences and how they work with each other.
