ABSTRACT
Western philosophy of science can be traced back to Aristotle when he described the inductive-deductive method of scientific enquiry. One focal point for scientific contempt has been the social sciences the primary source being the fundamental nature of social science as opposed to that of the natural sciences. The social sciences have been dismissed because human subjects will adapt to situation presented in an experiment and the results may widely vary. The primary argument is that the uniqueness of an event prevents 'good science'. With the post-positivist movement that followed, scientists changed their methodology from one of passively observing natural phenomena to actively constructing knowledge and theory. Although positivist methodology would continue to enjoy favour until the 1970s, its philosophy of scientific orthodoxy has stubbornly lingered in the scientific disciplines. One focal point for scientific contempt has been the social sciences – the primary source being the fundamental nature of social science as opposed to that of the natural sciences.
