• What kinds of explanations do human sciences offer, and how do these explanations compare with
those in other areas of knowledge? To what extent do the human sciences offer any of the following: scientific laws, recognition of general patterns and tendencies, prediction of the future? To what extent do they offer insight or understanding? • Can human behaviour be usefully classified and categorized? Can it be classified within a culture? Across cultures? Can patterns of behaviour be identified as human behaviour? • In what ways might the beliefs and interests of human scientists influence their conclusions? Do the same considerations apply in other areas of knowledge such as the natural sciences or mathematics? • In what ways might social, political, cultural and religious factors affect the types of human science research that are financed and undertaken, or rejected? • In what ways might the beliefs and interests of human scientists influence their conclusions? Do the same considerations apply in other areas of knowledge such as the natural sciences or mathematics? • In what ways might social, political, cultural and religious factors affect the types of human science research that are financed and undertaken, or rejected?
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Gabriella Freeman
5/20/2013 09:17:21 am
Can human behaviour be usefully classified and categorized? Can it be classified within a culture? Across cultures? Can patterns of behaviour be identified as human behaviour?
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Mari Teixeira
6/3/2013 02:10:12 am
In what ways might social, political, cultural and religious factors affect the types of human science research that are financed and undertaken, or rejected?
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Sarah Godoy
6/17/2013 09:07:57 am
In what ways might social, political, cultural and religious factors affect the types of human science research that are financed and undertaken, or rejected?
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Anna Pearson
6/18/2013 03:08:22 pm
In what ways might the beliefs and interests of human scientists influence their conclusions? Do the
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Athavan Balendran
6/18/2013 03:53:39 pm
In what ways might social, political, cultural and religious factors affect the types of human science
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