Natural vs. Social Sciences

NATURAL VS. SOCIAL SCIENCES BY : MR_JoNES^ Science is the systematic identification, observation, description, classification, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of phenomena. In other words, science is the orderly study of things. The purpose of science is to acquire information and obtain knowledge about the subject being studied. Knowledge can be defined as a set of verified statements about phenomena. These statements have been proven to be accurate and true. Everything that can be studied …

…definitions is a reason why natural scientists know more than social scientists. If you were to do a survey asking for the definition of astronomy, out of ten astronomers all ten would probably give the same answer. However, when questioning ten political scientists about the definition of political science, you may get up to ten different answers. This is because, unlike natural sciences, there is no one accepted definition when it comes to social sciences.