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How has Herbert Simon explained Political Science? |
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Answer» Herbert Simon was the first thinker who related philosophical and economic thoughts. He was a supporter of modern view of Political Science. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1978. His work Administrative Behaviours is considered an important work to study the process of decision making. He has considered Political Science as a science of decision making. He thought that decision means choosing one out of many options. When there is a problem, then there are many solutions. Decision maker has to choose any one of them to get maximum profit or the desired aim. Intelligence of a man is in selecting that option which can give maximum positive and minimum negative results. According to Simon, decision making should be based on logical choice. He considered that Political Science is study of government and the main objective of the government is decision making. So, Political Science can be called as a science of decision making. |
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