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University courses in humanities and social sciences are being subjected to implicit or explicit forms of gender censorship.
But no branch of human inquiry has cut itself off from the whole – and from the other social sciences – more than economics.
Educated in London and Tehran in both philosophy and the physical sciences, Soroush has recently taught at Iran's Institute for Human Research and Tehran University's School of Theology.
Remarkably, I also received comments from professionals in the natural sciences who said that citizens’ growing distrust of experts was pervasive in their disciplines, too.
The ERC includes the social sciences and humanities, thereby recognizing their contributions to the evolution of societies.
What I have proposed is to transform the university into an institution where students continue to concentrate in these three disciplines, but must also complete a rigorous “core curriculum” in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences – including computer science and statistics.
Students would also need to choose a minor in one of the humanities or social sciences.
Achieving such an understanding of human nature requires a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach that moves beyond the social sciences.
According to one view, Eastern Europe was uniquely positioned to benefit from multinational companies: its workforce was well educated, especially in engineering and sciences, and was thus able to avoid the classic “low-skills, low-wage” trap.
By 2012, the gap had fallen to 38 points in sciences and 46 points in math.
Thailand, Turkey, and Singapore also have first-rate universities in the sciences, including biotechnology.
But in social sciences the relationship between statements and facts is less clear-cut because in human affairs perceptions help determine reality and facts do not necessarily constitute reliable criteria for judging the truth of statements.
In the case of the doctrine of laissez-faire capitalism, the claim is more difficult to dispute because it is based on economic theory, and economics is the most reputable of the social sciences.
Environmental sciences – surely of fundamental importance – also come up empty.
Despite its aspiration to the certainty of the natural sciences, economics is, and will remain, a social science.
A new typology in the social sciences developed practically overnight and became a staple of policymaking, with “fragile,” “weak,” “failed,” or “rogue” states signifying a danger that overshadowed any contextualized analysis of cause and effect.
The vulnerability of the sciences that focus on the human body and mind lies in the obligation all scientists have to observe their systems with dispassion.
A humane version of the biomedical sciences would, for instance, acknowledge that it is not about to transcend the limits of the human body, and so it would no longer make promises that it cannot keep.
We should not become so enthralled by the explanatory power of the behavioral sciences that we succumb to the belief that moral progress is predetermined.
Paradoxically, given its enormous impact on basic research in biological sciences, the United States is not leading this effort and, perhaps, is not even a major player.
To be sure, as Kevin Folta, the head of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida, explained, systems biology can be a useful approach if employed properly.
In fact, with genetics set to improve everything from human health to agriculture, physicists and mathematicians worldwide are pouring into the life sciences.
To their credit, many new programs in mathematical biology encourage researchers coming from the mathematical sciences to become practicing biologists themselves.
A prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel was established by the Bank of Sweden in 1968.
Since then, astounding technological developments have contributed to revolutionary progress in physics, astronomy, cosmology, and the life sciences.
Meanwhile, there are almost no engineers among radical left-wing groups, which are more likely to attract graduates in humanities and social sciences.
These traits are much weaker among humanities and social sciences graduates.
The issue of women faculty members, especially in basic sciences, is far more complex.
Most women in basic sciences seem to be uninterested from the outset in playing such games.
Education in social sciences and humanities is particularly deficient, owing to lack of investment in these disciplines and excessive political control of curricula.
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