Is Sociology a Science?
Science has been defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary as “knowledge obtained through study or practice.” Using this definition sociology can be classified as a science as it is a field of study that has been developed to obtain knowledge about society and human social behaviors through the study of societies and individuals within societies. Sociology is a relatively new branch of science, at least when compared to the hard science subjects like chemistry and astronomy, however, this does not make it any less worthy of the classification of a science.
Social Science
Should discovery be stopped?
The brake on discovery provided by the peer system is arguably a good thing.
It preserves some stability in the careers of ‘normal’ scientists, who are very useful to society and to the educational system, and who far outnumber the few innovators who are required to suffer for rocking the boat.
And for the world at large, the needless delays and inefficiencies give more time to adapt to the consequences of discovery.