International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences
Year : 2013, Volume : 3, Issue : 10
First page : ( 1) Last page : ( 7)
Online ISSN : 2249-5894.

Natural & social science difference: how social sciencecan regain its value

Ameer Irfan

Department of Marketing, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland

Online published on 21 November, 2013.

Abstract

Main objective of this paper is to critically review the Bent Flybjerg's book (Making social science matter: Why social inquiry fails How it can succeed again. 2007, 2nd edition. Cambridge, U.K: Cambridge university press) in order to answer the two main philosophical questions:

• What is the difference between natural and social science and why social science has failed as a science?

• How social science can regain its value and matters again?

In order to critically analyze the answers of these questions, First – book's main arguments will be briefly summarized so that reader may come to know about Flyvbjerg's work and second- discussion and critical analysis will be presented which will be based upon the work of other social scientists and my own point of view.

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Keywords

Social science, Social inquiry, Social and natural science difference, Social science failure, Regaining social science.

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