CRIM 2653 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Argument From Analogy, Human Behavior, Hard Determinism
21 Oct 2016
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Crim 2653 lecture 02 introduction: criminology in history. Seeks to prevent errors of causal inquiry. Objectivity, logic, theoretical understanding, and knowledge of prior research. Systematic search for the most accurate and complete explanation. Positivists says that there is a reality outside of humans that we can study. Natural world: external to the observer, works according to observable laws. Internal to the observer (us: our understanding of the social world is normative: entirely an human creation and a product of interpretation. Scientists take little for granted: hard evidence over common. Sense : concentrate on observable phenomena, which are inherently in the present. Social scientist must take our humanity as a given: people have motives/feelings, they also have experiences behind common sense assumptions. In order to make sense of the human/social world: their truth is subjective but they cannot believe falsely. Human sciences are driven to the particular.
