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How to Face with Western Sciences … S.R. Noorafshan et al (205

3. Internal Content of explaining, and describing their
Western Sciences (Descriptive phenomena and relationships.

and Normative Dimensions) Biology, chemistry, physics
Some propositions in various and basic sciences are in this
sciences are merely concerned category.

with recognizing phenomena In contrast, some propositions
and the relationships between refer to human behavior and
them. specify “Do's and Don'ts”.

For example, the study of These propositions divide the
objects and the discovery of works into good and bad
the type of material of an within their subject matter

object, the amount of and determine for man what
elements in which the object to do and what not to do in
is used, as well as the study of that particular subject.

the physical and chemical For example, ethics, educational
properties of an object, are the sciences, jurisprudence and
tasks of the natural sciences. law are clear examples of
This dimension of science is prescriptive sciences or

called the descriptive normative sciences.
dimension. (Misbah Yazdi, Some sciences also include
2016: 205) both descriptive and normative

Descriptive sciences only aspects, such as psychology,
do that by examining economics, and sociology.
“Nuclei” within their subject

area and discovering,