köroğlu, cemile zehra uşak üniversitesi - iktisadi ve idari bilimler fakültesi (iibf) - sosyal hizmetler bölümü, Turkey , köroğlu, muhammet ali uşak üniversitesi - iktisadi ve idari bilimler fakültesi (iibf) - sosyal hizmetler bölümü, Turkey

ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE CONCEPT AND CURRENT SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Science is one of the most used and most esteemed concepts nowadays. The most powerful reference point of modern life is science. Although it s so powerful concept, there is no consensus on a definition of science. Science has always been there as an attempt to reach the truth about man himself, the universe and society where he lived. In this respect, science is an activity that exists in all societies. Both the scientific understanding of the historical process, as well as modern science is not possible to separate from their the social context. When the adventure of development of modern science understanding analyzed, 16th century seems to be the turning point. Until this period, knowledge understanding were based on a divine source almost in all societies. The deductive method was essential. After the Enlightenment, reason and phenomenon came into prominence and induction was accepted as a valid method of knowing. Social sciences and natural sciences were separated from each other. Methods of the Natural sciences were considered equally valid in the Social sciences. Today, different approaches are seen in the Social sciences both in the West and the Islamic world and the need for restructuring of the social sciences becomes a current issue.

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Science , Natural Sciences , Social Sciences , Method , Enlightenment , Induction , Deduction

Pamukkale University Journal Of Social Sciences Institute

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