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