Thursday, April 19, 2012

Carl R. Rogers – Having Faith in the Social Sciences

According to Carl R. Rogers, “Our civilization does not yet have enough faith in social sciences to utilize their findings. The opposite is true of the physical sciences”.

Rogers wrote Communication: It’s Blocking and Its Facilitation in 1951. Do you think his statement still holds true today? If not, how has it changed and where do you see it changing going forward? Furthermore, do you think the social sciences will ever be as accountable as the physical sciences?

**Additional Question: Considering Rogers was one of the first authors we read this semester, you may have changed your mind about the answer to the question above after reading Lehrer’s article, The Truth Wears Off. Did Lehrer's article change your mind about how you may have originally answered this question?

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