Knowledge Issues
- What differences and similarities are there between the human sciences and the natural sciences, in terms of both their methods and procedures for gaining knowledge and the nature of the knowledge produced?
- What kinds of knowledge are usually included in the category of human science?
- How do we decide whether a particular area of study is a human science?
- What are the similarities and differences between the subject matter and methodologies of the various human sciences?
- To what extent does the human subject matter of this area of knowledge affect a scientific approach?
- Is it reasonable to think that human behavior can be studied scientifically?
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