HONO 3801 Great Minds Social Science
The social sciences seek to understand the individual and communal behavior of humans within a variety of contexts, such as the personal, political, economic, and moral. The methods employed in the social sciences are varied as well and are premised upon fundamental philosophical assumptions regarding, among other things, the nature of reality and what can be known. This course explores the range of methodologies utilized in the social sciences with particular attention paid to the thinkers whose philosophies have had the most influence on the development of the social sciences.