" This work advocates for a "technological approach to society" which its author calls (*) "piecemeal technology," and argues that much of the problem of the title methodological approach stems from confusing laws with trends.
At one point, this work argues that we must recognize that "only a minority of social institutions are consciously designed, while the...majority have just grown." It criticizes both the anti-naturalistic and the pro-naturalistic variants of the title phenomenon, and coins the term "Oedipus effect" to describe the "influence of the prediction upon the predicted event." This work advocates for a "technological approach to society" which its author calls (*) "piecemeal technology," and argues that much of the problem of the title methodological approach stems from confusing laws with trends. For 10 points, identify this work which argues that theories which attempt to predict the future course of society are logically incoherent, written by Karl Popper.
At one point, this work argues that we must recognize that "only a minority of social institutions are consciously designed, while the...majority have just grown.
The Poverty of Historicism