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Re:Designing Social Systems Without Causing Depression and War by ferongr on Thursday January 18, 2018 @11:08AM (#16178145)
Social sciences and humanities do not adress any problems or give objective, actionable advice or guidance.
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Re:Designing Social Systems Without Causing Depression and War by sophistry on Thursday January 18, 2018 @11:12AM (#16178181)
Can you give an example of a case where you've expected to find a solution in humanities and social sciences and been disappointed?
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Re:Designing Social Systems Without Causing Depression and War by craftyguy on Thursday January 18, 2018 @01:38PM (#16179935)
For a solution to be a solution, it has to work, right? I would argue that there are a great number of proposals in humanities and social sciences, but the fact that we are still plagued by war & depression means that the proposals either didn't work or cannot be implemented for whatever reason(s).
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