flink@umcp-cs.UUCP (Paul V. Torek) (06/09/85)
In article <1310011@acf4.UUCP> mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) writes: >>> Individual subjective experience is by definition external to >>> the universe of science, since the scientific method involves >>> by definition phenomena that are verifiable by independent >>> observers. > >>Does this mean that the social sciences aren't sciences? > >No, it only limits them. It seems to limit psychology drastically. I think your comment (>>>) was an overstatement at best. For one thing, I think it may in principle be possible to explain/correlate subjective experience with neurobiological events.
mms1646@acf4.UUCP (06/11/85)
>/* flink@umcp-cs.UUCP (Paul V. Torek) / 3:39 pm Jun 9, 1985 */ >It seems to limit psychology drastically. I think your comment (>>>) >was an overstatement at best. For one thing, I think it may in principle >be possible to explain/correlate subjective experience with neurobiological >events. It may be possible and then again it may not be. Personally, I expect that certain psychological phenomena are accompanied by certain physical phenomena. But my beliefs don't qualify as science.