Assessing Intentions

What is the main argument against treating political science as a strict science?

• It is based on invariant laws like natural sciences.

• It follows strict natural laws.

• It involves interpreting narratives in unique circumstances.

• It lacks rigorous intellectual exercise.

How does the speaker define science in the context of the 18th and 19th centuries?

• As a rigorous intellectual enterprise.

• As a collection of invariant laws.

• As a study of natural laws.

• As a study of human behavior.

Why does the speaker believe that explanations in social sciences differ from those in natural sciences?

• Because human actors have intentionality.

• Because social sciences lack intentionality.

• Because natural sciences are less rigorous.

• Because social sciences follow natural laws.

What is the role of beliefs and desires in explaining human actions according to the speaker?

• They are less important than natural laws.

• They are only subconscious influences.

• They are the causes of human actions.

• They are irrelevant to human actions.

How does the speaker describe the process of ascribing reasons to human actions?

• As an interpretive act.

• As a natural phenomenon.

• As a scientific method.

• As a search for invariant laws.