The Position/Role of Practical Reason in Human Sciences

From the viewpoint of different theories of social and human sciences, the position/role of reason in science is not the same. By considering the constituents of social and human sciences, as expressed in the theories of human sciences, and by considering the limits and realm of reason, as expressed in the theories of reason, we can evaluate the position/role of reason in each of the submited images of social and human sciences. Part of this extensive research is to assess the validity of the various images of these sciences based on the limits and realms accepted for practical reason in theories of reason. This article seeks to examine the rationality of social and human sciences using this various images presented by theories of reason. The method of this study is to analyze the theories of social and human sciences in order to assess the position/role of practical reason in each of these theories. For this purpose, using some theories of human sciences, various components involved in the realization of human sciences are identified. Then, using theories of practical reason, different probabilities of the limits and realm of practical reason are expressed. Finally, according to different probabilities concerning the limits and realm of practical reason, the position/role of practical reason in the theories of the humanities, which have been analyzed, is revealed.