Table 1 Roots of social sciences
Year | Period | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
2000 | Globalization, Fundamentalism | Media sciences, cognitive sciences, cultural studies, future studies |
1900 | Imperialism, Really existing Socialism, Fascism, Decolonization | Psychology, Racism, Marxism-Leninism, ethnology, ecology |
1800 | Industrialization, Abolition of Slavery | Sociology, anthropology |
1700 | Encyclopedia, Enlightenment, French Revolution, American Independence | Economics, pedagogy, statistics |
1600 | Nation-building, English Revolution | Political science |
1500 | Humanism, Colonialism | Natural Sciences |
1400 | Renaissance | Medicine, Law |
1200 | First modern universities, capitalism, Bourgeoisie | Theology, business administration |
1000 | Islam | Social Sciences |
500 | Christianity | Universalism |
0 | Roman Empire | Law, libraries |
−500 | Greek antiquity, Confucianism, Buddhism | Philosophy, Mathematics |
− 1000 | Judaism | Universalism |
− 3000 | Ancient Egypt, China | Bureaucracy |
− 5000 | Indus culture | Mathematics, Astronomy, Astrology, Medicine |
− 8000 | Mesopotamia | Writing, History, Geography, Law |