Constructing a language for social sciences: Condorcet's Tableau historique
Condorcet started working on "social sciences" many years before the French Revolution. Although published in 1793-1794, his Tableau historique, was first conceived in the 1770s. It examined the necessary conditions for scientific reasoning and scientific languages. Analyzing the obstacles...
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| Published in | Revue de synthèse Vol. 133; no. 3; pp. 345 - 367 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | French |
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France
01.09.2012
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| Summary: | Condorcet started working on "social sciences" many years before the French Revolution. Although published in 1793-1794, his Tableau historique, was first conceived in the 1770s. It examined the necessary conditions for scientific reasoning and scientific languages. Analyzing the obstacles that stood in the way of the development of social sciences, Condorcet used case studies to offer a reflection on the making of a language that would be scientific and accessible to the enlightened citizen as well. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0035-1776 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11873-012-0191-6 |