social sciences

The inquiry theory The inquiry as fixation of belief in Peirce In The Fixation of Belief (1877), Peirce thinks of inquiry not as the pursuit of truth per se, but as a struggle to move from irritating and inhibiting doubt … Read More

The use of social network theory in the social sciences began with studies on the urbanization of Manchester School (centering around Max Gluckman), done mainly in Zambia during the 1960s. The field of sociometry, trying to quantify the social relations, … Read More