Natural Sciences v. Human Sciences

Examples of Human Sciences

Scientific Method

Experiment

Induction

Hypothesis

Law

Measurement

Observation

Repeatability

Theory

Selectivity

Expectations

The Observer Effect

Confirmation Bias

Problem with Induction

Science vs. Pseudo-Science

Karl Popper -> Falsification

Knowledge-Frameworks

Concepts & Language

Methodology

Scope & Applications

Historical Development

Links to Personal Knowledge

Political Science

Law

Economics

Genealogy

Psychology

Communication Studies

Criminology

Media Studies

Buisness Studies

Educational Sciences

Anthrapology

Sociology

Development Studies

Philosophy

Human Geography

Internal Relations

Environmental Studies

Particularities of the Human Sciences

Conciousness

Observer and what is being observed

Problems

The Observer Effect

Moral Considerations limit our willingness to experiment

Questionaires might be misleading

Social Phenomena are hard to measure

We cannot observe people's minds

Generalizations based on weird examples