Interactions Some Contacts Between the Natural Sciences and the Social Sciences |
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| Author:
| Cohen, Bernard |
| ISBN: | 978-0-262-03223-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1994 |
| Publisher: | MIT Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $38.50 |
Book Description:
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One of the fruits of the scientific revolution was the idea of a social science - a science of government, of individual behaviour, and of society - that would operate in ways comparable to the newly triumphant natural sciences. Thus was set in motion a long and often convoluted chain of two-way interactions that still have implications for both scholarship and public policy. This text, by the dean of American historians of science, offers a historical perspective on these interactions.
One of the fruits of the scientific revolution was the idea of a social science - a science of government, of individual behaviour, and of society - that would operate in ways comparable to the newly triumphant natural sciences. Thus was set in motion a long and often convoluted chain of two-way interactions that still have implications for both scholarship and public policy. This text, by the dean of American historians of science, offers a historical perspective on these interactions.