Finally, the soft sciences are willing to take another look at culture: The NYT, the Soft Sciences, and the Slow, Stupid Return to Reason. Steinberg begins:
A rather astonishing piece appeared in the New York Times this week, offering some degree of hope that the pursuit of scientific truth has a chance of once again becoming the dominant theme in university science.
Maybe human fate is a teensy bit more complicated than "Who is oppressing who?" Indeed, studying cultures and subcultures is a fascinating task which calls on depth of knowledge from all fields.