A Critique of the Proofs against

The human sciences can be divided into two types: descriptive and prescriptive. Descriptive human sciences are those sciences which explain and describe human phenomena. On the contrary, prescriptive human sciences are those sciences which provide a set of prescriptive propositions- ought tos and ought not tos-, consistent with the already affirmed already principles, for the sake of achieving the desired aims. There has been a long running dispute among human scientists as to accept or reject prescriptive human sciences, so that a group considers them as science whereas another group do not. Adopting certain methods in the human sciences and thinking that there is no logical relationship between reality and value contribute to excluding prescriptive sciences. Accordingly, criticizing these two factors renders prescriptive human sciences acceptable. Having examined the quiddity and characteristics of prescriptive human sciences, the present paper goes through and criticizes the proofs provided by the opponents of prescriptive human sciences.