Reclaiming a Scientific AnthropologyAltaMira Press, 11 sept 2008 - 266 páginas This second edition of Reclaiming a Scientific Anthropology arrives at just the right time, as new advances in science increasingly affect anthropologists of all stripes. Lawrence Kuznar begins by reviewing the basic issues of scientific epistemology in anthropology as they have taken shape over the life of the discipline. He then describes postmodern and other critiques of both science and scientific anthropology, and he concludes with stringent analyses of these debates. This new edition brings this important text firmly into the 21st century; it not only updates the scholarly debates but it describes new research techniques—such as computer modeling systems—that could not have been imagined just a decade ago. In a field that has become increasingly divided over basic methods of reasearch and interpretation, Kuznar makes a powerful argument that anthropology should return to its roots in empirical science. |
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... claims . This concerns me because anthropologists have made tremendous strides in building more objective knowledge using empirical data and logic . Should anthropologists abandon these operating principles , they will continue to ...
... claims . This concerns me because anthropologists have made tremendous strides in building more objective knowledge using empirical data and logic . Should anthropologists abandon these operating principles , they will continue to ...
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... claiming remain , societal issues have grown more intense and immediate , scientific advancements have continued to place anthropologists on an even sharper knife - edge , and there still is a need to reclaim science in anthropology . I ...
... claiming remain , societal issues have grown more intense and immediate , scientific advancements have continued to place anthropologists on an even sharper knife - edge , and there still is a need to reclaim science in anthropology . I ...
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... claims , and the politics of research . These issues are relevant not only to today's anthro- pology , but to many other disciplines as well and society at large . The thesis of this book is that postmodern and other contemporary ...
... claims , and the politics of research . These issues are relevant not only to today's anthro- pology , but to many other disciplines as well and society at large . The thesis of this book is that postmodern and other contemporary ...
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... claim to make for this book since the issues it contains are contentious primarily because they have been perceived ( correctly or not ) as political issues . While politics and biases admittedly permeate much of what researchers do ...
... claim to make for this book since the issues it contains are contentious primarily because they have been perceived ( correctly or not ) as political issues . While politics and biases admittedly permeate much of what researchers do ...
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... claims about the human condition , retaining those that explain the world and discarding those that do not accord with experience . Anthropology is an extremely broad discipline that includes studies of language , religion , culture ...
... claims about the human condition , retaining those that explain the world and discarding those that do not accord with experience . Anthropology is an extremely broad discipline that includes studies of language , religion , culture ...
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