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In spite of the natural sciences, International relations
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Introduction In spite of the natural sciences, International relations and the social sciences in general are not based on certain rules or laws. They have a more theoretical perspective. Exactly at this point appears the large-scale dispute by the supporters of Positivism that doubt the meaning of the term 'science' in this case. It is true that social sciences are based on theory, nevertheless they function in a different way that the natural sciences so they do not need laws and rules. The most significant factor in the study of the social sciences is the human behavior and reaction and, as it is well known even by experience, human reaction is unpredictable in any situation and under any condition. That makes it hard for the social scientists make any prediction so they talk mostly about expectations instead. In the same way, the essence of prediction is not so much respected or trusted...
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