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## Humanities - refers to the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and documented - encompasses the field of philosophy, literature, religion, art, music, history and language ## Social Sciences and Natural Sciences ### Things in Common - both sciences employ the scientific...

## Humanities - refers to the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and documented - encompasses the field of philosophy, literature, religion, art, music, history and language ## Social Sciences and Natural Sciences ### Things in Common - both sciences employ the scientific model in order to gain information - both sciences use empirical and measured data evidence that can be seen and discerned by the senses - both sciences' theories can be tested to yield theoretical statements and general positions ## Table 2: Differences of Social Sciences and Natural Sciences | Social Science | Natural Science | |---|---| | Arose 300 years later | Started during the 16th and 17th century| | Deals with subject (human being) | Deals with object | | It is spontaneous, unpredictable and uncontrollable, as it deals with human emotions and behavior. | Characterized by exactness, controlled variables, and predictability | | Experiential Data | Experimental Data | | Typically involves alternative methods of observation and interaction with people within community. | The typical method of science is doing repetitive and conventional laboratory experiments. | | Open system | Closed System | ## Social Science and Humanities ### Things in Common Both the humanities and social science are concerned with human aspects like, law, politics, linguistics, economics, and psychology as well as human lives and nature