Scientism and the Study of Society |
Common terms and phrases
achieved Adam Smith anthropomorphic appear alike applied attempts attitude Auguste Comte behaviour belief Carl Menger character characteristic classification classify external stimuli collectivism collectivist common complex phenomena concepts concerned concrete connected conscious control defined in physical definite deliberate describe designed direction discussion economic ECONOMICA elements engineer Ernst Mach exist explain external world generalisations given historian human action human mind ideas important individual mind instances kind knowledge L. T. Hobhouse law of rent laws mean mental categories mental entities merely method natural sciences natural units never objective facts objectivism observe organisation particular perceive physical facts physical sciences physical terms physicalist possess possible precisely principle problem produce properties purpose reason recognise reconstruct regard relations relationships result sciences of society scientific scientistic approach sense qualities significant similar social phenomena social processes social sciences social wholes spontaneous statistics systematic task theoretical sciences theory things tion true understand