This essay considers the relationship between the 'hard' natural sciences and the 'soft' social sciences, and explores the ideologies and 'psychological factors' that inform the hard/soft distinction. To do this, it draws on ideas from Sigmund Freud and Max Weber.
The artifact comes from the Max Charlesworth archive, currently held at Deakin University.
Max Charlesworth, "Hard and Soft Science", contributed by Benjamin Nicoll, STS Infrastructures, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 31 July 2018, accessed 28 April 2024. https://stsinfrastructures.org/content/hard-and-soft-science
Critical Commentary
This essay considers the relationship between the 'hard' natural sciences and the 'soft' social sciences, and explores the ideologies and 'psychological factors' that inform the hard/soft distinction. To do this, it draws on ideas from Sigmund Freud and Max Weber.
The artifact comes from the Max Charlesworth archive, currently held at Deakin University.