Value judgments are inevitable in social science; the task i... - Gunnar Myrdal

"Value judgments are inevitable in social science; the task is to make them explicit."

Gunnar Myrdal Philosophy

Economist Sociologist Swedish 1898–1987

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"The basis of all human cooperation is the willingness to see the other person as fundamentally like oneself."

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"The American Dilemma is the ever-raging conflict between the American ideals and American practices."

"I've seen the worst humanity has to offer."

"Sometimes I wonder if the world is worth saving."

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