Scientific method in the human sciences

Abstract

Difficulty of studying scientific methods in humanities influenced by several factors. The first and most important is that the researcher is the subject of study, so it is difficult to separate the subject from the phenomena and the society where have been adapted.

Reviewing the literature, the study found that philosophers were divided into three groups. The first, supports the use of the experimental method because the two phenomena do not differ. The second, advocates the necessity of an alternative approach that suits human phenomena. The third, takes a middle position that combines the approach of interpretation and understanding.

The study found the following:

 1- The difficulty of the neutral objectivity of the two sciences, with the relative difference in application.

 2 The results of the interpretation method used in the humanities do not rise to the degree of scientific certainty as those of the natural sciences, because it is subjective criteria.

 3- The human phenomenon can be studied according to a method that combines interpretation and understanding. And research is still going on to achieve this.

 4- The experimental method is applied in Al-Alamein according to the principle of (immediate certainty) for the deduced results.