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''The Counter-Revolution of Science: studies on the abuse of reason'' is a book by Nobel laureate economist Friedrich Hayek, published in 1952. It addresses the problem of scientism in the social sciences, where researchers and reporters attempt to apply the methodology and claims of objective certainty from hard science, despite the fact that these attempt to eliminate the human factor from study, yet these "soft" sciences center around attempting to understand human action. == Synopsis == This book is divided into three parts. The first is a reworking of Hayek's essay, ''Scientism and the Study of Society''. The second is an analysis of the doctrine of Saint-Simon, essentially forming the foundation of scientism and the movement to silence objection to its assertions. Hayek lifts the title of the compiled book, The Counter-Revolution of Science, from Saint-Simon, who essentially asserted that the relative freedom of expression and thought of the "revolution" in France was no longer necessary, that using the force of law to impose "scientific" conclusions on everyone was now necessary. The last segment examines Comte and Hegel, and their similar takes on the philosophy of history. The first two sections were both originally published in the peer-reviewed magazine ''Economica'', in the early 1940s. Hayek observes that the hard sciences attempt to remove the "human factor" in order to obtain objective, strictly controlled results: Meanwhile the soft sciences are attempting to measure human action itself: He notes that these are mutually exclusive: Social sciences should not attempt to impose positivist methodology, nor to claim objective or definite results: This book was lauded by Hayek's own mentor and master of Philosophy of Science, Ludwig von Mises, for its analysis of the topic. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Counter-Revolution of Science」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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