“Many 'hard' scientists regard the term 'social science' as an oxymoron. Science means hypotheses you can test, and prove or disprove. Social science is little more than observation putting on airs.” MeanLittlesHardScienceSocialTermAirProveTestsScientistRegardObservationHypothesisSocial ScienceOxymoron Author:Michael Kinsley
“Among the social sciences, economists are the snobs. Economics, with its numbers and graphs and curves, at least has the coloration and paraphernalia of a hard science. It's not just putting on sandals and trekking out to take notes on some tribe.” HardSocialNumbersEconomicsNotesTribesEconomistCurvesTrekkingSnobSocial ScienceSandalsGraphs Author:Michael Kinsley
