@MLClark Glad to hear you're better. Hope you got some rest.
Political theory?!
Is political science "science," true or false? Go. π
Only under the archaic definition of science, before the emergence of post-Enlightenment empirical rigor necessitated a stricter division of the concept into (modern) "science" and "philosophy". :)
Political theory is definitely what I'm wrestling with today. What's in your queue?
@MLClark Great answer. My answer was short and snarky:
"It's not a science, it's a dark art."
I remember my Intro to PSCI class. The textbook argued that all politics can be reduced to systemic models.
Once I got into politics, I realized that was a crock. I'll text you a story later about a defrocked U.S. Senator from CA who spent the day with us.
Worked on my book yesterday, into the meaty stuff.