This book examines the basic goals, vocabulary, and assumptions of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities, summarizing their unique contributions to our understanding of human nature and its variation.
This book examines the basic goals, vocabulary, and assumptions of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities, summarizing their unique contributions to our understanding of human nature and its variation.
Jerome Kagan is a developmental psychologist, a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and emeritus professor at Harvard University. He has received the Distinguished Scientist Awards from the American Psychological Association and the Society for Research in Child Development. Jerome Kagan has written several books dealing with the assumptions of the social sciences. He is best known for his research on moral development, infant cognition, and temperamental biases in children.
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1. Characterizing the three cultures 2. The natural sciences 3. Social sciences 1 4. Social sciences 2 5. The humanities 6. Current tensions.
