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    The social sciences originated with ancient Greek philosophers questioning society and politics. Before the modern period, these fields were based on theological reasoning and religious authority. With the Scientific Revolution and breakdown of the Church's power, sciences grew rapidly as the dominant way to understand the world. Notable scientists like Copernicus, Newton, Bacon, and Descartes established principles of reason, empiricism, and secularization that allowed social sciences to develop based on these new rational principles rather than religious doctrine.

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    The social sciences originated with ancient Greek philosophers questioning society and politics. Before the modern period, these fields were based on theological reasoning and religious authority. With the Scientific Revolution and breakdown of the Church's power, sciences grew rapidly as the dominant way to understand the world. Notable scientists like Copernicus, Newton, Bacon, and Descartes established principles of reason, empiricism, and secularization that allowed social sciences to develop based on these new rational principles rather than religious doctrine.

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    The social sciences originated with ancient Greek philosophers questioning society and politics. Before the modern period, these fields were based on theological reasoning and religious authority. With the Scientific Revolution and breakdown of the Church's power, sciences grew rapidly as the dominant way to understand the world. Notable scientists like Copernicus, Newton, Bacon, and Descartes established principles of reason, empiricism, and secularization that allowed social sciences to develop based on these new rational principles rather than religious doctrine.

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    The Birth and Growth of Social

    Sciences

    The Historical Background of the Growth of


    Social Sciences
    The origin of social sciences can be traced back to
    the ancient Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato,
    and Aristotle.
    Before the birth of modern sciences in th west,
    the study of society, culture, and politics were
    based on social and political philosophy (Scott,
    2006). Thus, social and political philosophies
    were informed by theological reasoning grounded
    in Revelation based on the Bible because of the
    dominance of religious worldview and authority
    • Philosophy is based on analytic understanding
    of the nature of truth asserted about specific
    topics of issues. it asks the questions: “What is
    the nature of truth?”, “How do we know what
    we know?”
    • Science are based on empirical data, tested
    theories, and carefully contrived observation. It
    does not ask question about the nature of truth;
    it seeks to discover truth about happenings in te
    natural world. It is inductive.
    • Before the Modern Period, the growth of
    modern sciences was slowed down because of
    the dominance of religious authority and
    tradition. However, with the breakdown of the
    Church and its religious power after the French
    Revolution, the sciences grew steadily and
    rapidly to become the most widely accepted way
    of explaining the world, nature, and human
    beings (Harrington, 2006).
    The Unprecedent Growth of Science
    • Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)- begun the Scientific
    Revolution which refers to the change of thought and belief to
    changes in social and institutional organization.
    • Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727)- proposed universal laws of
    motion and a mechanical model of the Universe; discovered
    gravity
    • Sir Francis Bacon- established the supremacy of reason over
    imagination
    • Renẻ Descartes (1596-1650)- a french Philosopher,
    Mathematician, and writer who is consdered the father of
    modern philosophy. He advocated the use of rigorous
    The Secularization of Learning and Education
    • The triumph of Reason and science over dogma and
    religious authority began with the reformation. The
    Protestant movement led by Martin Luther eroded the
    power of the Roman Catholic Church.
    • Enlightenment- a largely cultural movement emphasizing
    rationalism as well as political and economic theories and
    was clearly built on the Scientific Revolution.
    • Immanuel Kant- led the philosophers in challenging the use
    of metaphysics or absolute truth derived mainly from
    unjustfied tradition and authority such as the existence of
    God. He advocated the use of reason in order to know the
    • Enlightenment is the the courage to know. - Kant

    Sapereaude!
    “Have the courage to use your own reason”

    -Motto of Enlightenment
    • Max Weber one of the leading figures in sociology
    described the process of rationalization
    • Rationalization- means that social life is more and more
    subjected to calculationa nd prediction.
    • Louis Pasteur- discovered teh germ theory and
    development of vaccination which made people rely on
    medical knowledge to deal withe diseases rather than
    divine intervention.
    • Francois Lyotard (1984)- points out Science triumphed
    because it provided reliable results.
    • Another elemement of Rationalization is the separation
    beteen different social spheres, especially between the
    Church and the Universities.

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