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American government: Freedom and power

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Evaluation makes political science worth doing but also more difficult to do. Academics make a distinction between the hard sciences and the soft sciences, implying that hard science is the only real science: laboratory, peo- ple in white coats, precision instruments making measurements to several decimal points, testing hypotheses with "hard data." But as medical scientist Jared Diamond observes, that is a recent and narrow view, considering that science in Latin means knowledge and careful observation. Diamond sug- gests, and we agree, that a better distinction is between hard (i.e., difficult) science and easy science, with political science fitting into the hard category. precisely because many of the most significant phenomena in the world can- not be put in a test tube and measured to several decimal points. We must nevertheless be scientific about them. And more: unlike physical scientists, social scientists have an obligation to judge whether the reality could be bet- ter. In trying to meet that obligation, we hope to demonstrate how interest- ing and challenging political science can be.

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Ketersediaan

0986-1992

320.973 Gin a

Perpustakaan Diplomasi (Rak 320)

Tersedia

Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

320.973 Gin a

Penerbit

Amerika : W. W. Norton.., 1992

Deskripsi Fisik

xxv,927 pages : index ; 24 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-393-96221-0

Klasifikasi

320.973

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

Ed.2

Subjek

Unites States--Politic and government

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Theodore J. Lowi

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