stealthhearts
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how did people come out with this term social science?
the definition of the word social is (partly)-
-of, pertaining to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society
-living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation
and many more
how could the communication and interaction of human beings be a study of science?
science - systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.
there is nothing systematic about human society and relationship. if there is, we can predict marriage and divorce rates, predict the latest fashion, use prescription drugs to handle peer pressure and bullies in school, prevent conflicts, extrapolate future societies through studies. we can't
we can't tell whether these things can ever happen or not.
is this term just a 'hopeful' statement made by man to do the impossible ?
why can't we just call it humanities.
the definition of the word social is (partly)-
-of, pertaining to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society
-living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation
and many more
how could the communication and interaction of human beings be a study of science?
science - systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.
there is nothing systematic about human society and relationship. if there is, we can predict marriage and divorce rates, predict the latest fashion, use prescription drugs to handle peer pressure and bullies in school, prevent conflicts, extrapolate future societies through studies. we can't
we can't tell whether these things can ever happen or not.
is this term just a 'hopeful' statement made by man to do the impossible ?
why can't we just call it humanities.