Scientiae sociales sunt disciplinae institutae ad phaenomena socialia, sicut societatem et civitatem earumque institutiones, exploranda. Scientiae sociales plerumque origines et incrementa societatum humanarum ab aevo illuminismi et humanismi tractaverunt. Aemilius Durkheim auctor sociologiae est. Carolus Marx "scientiam" socialistam a critica oeconomiae politicae fecit. Hodie sectiones scientiae socialis variae sunt, at conatus studii inter disciplinas existet.

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