Testament for Social Science (RLE Social Theory) (Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory) - Hardcover

Wootton, Barbara

 
9781138790476: Testament for Social Science (RLE Social Theory) (Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1138790478 ISBN 13: 9781138790476
Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

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 relations of human beings, individual and collective. These are conducted in a quite different way, governed by a medley of primitive impulses set in a framework of a traditional morality that varies from place to place and age to age. In these matters science plays little part; yet more than a century has passed since Auguste Comte said that the rational reform of society must be brought about by the application of scientific method to social problems. It is, therefore, the first purpose of this essay to ask how far social problems might be tackled by the methods of science.

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About the Author

Roger Holmes, the founding editor of Fine Gardening magazine, has edited several titles in the Taylor's Guide series.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138790478
ISBN 13 
9781138790476
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
208