The Natural And Human Science - 1381 Words

The word value is defined as the amount of the importance, worth, or usefulness of something. Typically values for every individual differs which is why value in this sense leads to the unwanted study of behaviorism in political science research. It does also lead to interpretation. The difference between behavioral and interpretive studies is that behavioral study of politics would be to make an assumption and predict causes of certain phenomena’s. Interpretative takes one’s values and uses that to find a solution without so much jumping to a conclusion. Kuhn, Gunnell, Taylor, and Webber analyze the meanings of value and interpretation and how it affects social/ political science research and societies at large. Kuhn’s â€Å"The Natural and†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"He claimed that there was no essential difference between theories and facts and that scientific theories, and the concepts they embodied, were fundamental claims about what existed and the manner of its existence.†(The real revolution in political science, 47). This quote supports the idea that theories in political science are not constructions of the kind Kuhn Posited. â€Å"They are not basic reality claims that could ultimately be judged untrue in the manner†¦Ã¢â‚¬ (48) Unlike natural science, there is no need for a 3rd party and we come up with the concepts. On the other hand he argues that social sciences do not constitute to reality. There is already something out there that exists so in other words, it’s not primary. If social science were to disappear, culture would still exist. Social science he argues is based on perspective whereas natural science will exist regardless. The natu ral science never changes only the concepts that are part of the particular topic in natural science change as time progresses. For example, elements on the periodic table have always had the same foundation. The way we made understanding of them over time is what changed. Frankly, when it comes to social science, it is fundamentally interpretive. There’s already an idea that requires interpretation and doesn’t define what’s actually going on. There is more of a variety and on going study since interpretation is ever lasting and always changing and developing. Taylor in his piece