Against the unification of the behavioral sciences
The contemporary behavioral sciences are disunified and could not easily become unified, as they operate with incompatible explanatory models. According to Gintis, tolerance of this situation is "scandalous" (sect. 12). I defend the ordinary behavioral scientist's lack of commitment t...
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2007
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| Summary: | The contemporary behavioral sciences are disunified and could not easily become unified, as they operate with incompatible explanatory models. According to Gintis, tolerance of this situation is "scandalous" (sect. 12). I defend the ordinary behavioral scientist's lack of commitment to a unifying explanatory model and identify several reasons why the behavioral sciences should remain disunified for the foreseeable future. © 2007 Cambridge University Press. |
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