Respond to the substance/argument in the paper as a Social Scientist would. I say Social Scientist i ...

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Respond to the substance/argument in the paper as a Social Scientist would. I say Social Scientist in very general terms, but you are welcome to be any specific kind of Social Scientist. You may also reply in a general sense of the term. Your response should reflect what you know about the Social Sciences having read about it/them in the book, The Three Cultures. You need to say enough to demonstrate that you have engaged the paper you're reading, and understand the elements of what it means to be a Social Scientist. In other words, offer something very interesting. As you complete your response, you must end with a question. Hopefully you'll be asking a good question. Better questions usually begin with the word "why" or "how," which makes them open ended. So, please begin your question with one of these two words. The question should logically follow from the interesting idea(s) that precede(s) it. Then, you need to return to this discussion to answer the response/question that someone else has asked you in response to your paper. When you do, you must reply as a Humanist would. Again, I'm saying Humanist in very general terms, and again, you are welcome to be any specific kind of Humanist. You may also, if you like, reply in a general sensed of the term. Your answer should reflect what you know about the Humanities having read about it/them in the book, The Three Cultures. You need to say enough to demonstrate that you have engaged the question and the interesting thing that your questioner has asked, and that you understand what the Humanities are about. Don't worry if you think the question could have been better than it is (although I expect all the questions to be very good): it will be up to you, in any case, to make something remarkable out of your reply. In both the Response/Question (as the Social Scientist) and the Reply/Answer to the Response (as the Humanist) I am expecting something quite extraordinary.One last important request: please do not criticize anyone's work -- or anyone! We need to respect one another here. This is very important indeed. Although the history of thought is littered with countless moments of negation, we can certainly rise above the fray and be good examples of how best to conduct the conversation. It's good practice.