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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... Discussion : Ethics and Anthropology 140 143 9 Computational Social Science : Adding Method to Madness 155 Complexity Theory : A Primer 155 Complexity Theory and Anthropology 157 Complexity Theory in Classical Anthropology 158 ...
... Discussion : Ethics and Anthropology 140 143 9 Computational Social Science : Adding Method to Madness 155 Complexity Theory : A Primer 155 Complexity Theory and Anthropology 157 Complexity Theory in Classical Anthropology 158 ...
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... discussing this book with my colleagues , and hundreds more discussing the general issues that inform this book . My an- thropologist colleagues Robert Jeske , Paul Provost , and Alan Sandstrom all have had a major impact on my thinking ...
... discussing this book with my colleagues , and hundreds more discussing the general issues that inform this book . My an- thropologist colleagues Robert Jeske , Paul Provost , and Alan Sandstrom all have had a major impact on my thinking ...
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... discussion of new philosophical research on causality in philosophy and how it relates to anthropology . Also , up- dates to the examples indicate that scientific progress has indeed been made in understanding of forager societies , the ...
... discussion of new philosophical research on causality in philosophy and how it relates to anthropology . Also , up- dates to the examples indicate that scientific progress has indeed been made in understanding of forager societies , the ...
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... discuss- ing and debating all issues with me , anthropological , scientific , and ethical . Other anthropological colleagues , including Ted Gragson , Mike Alvard , Roy D'Andrade , Marvin Harris ( deceased 2001 ) , and Russ Bernard ...
... discuss- ing and debating all issues with me , anthropological , scientific , and ethical . Other anthropological colleagues , including Ted Gragson , Mike Alvard , Roy D'Andrade , Marvin Harris ( deceased 2001 ) , and Russ Bernard ...
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... discuss the hermeneutics of Heidegger ( 1962 ) and Habermas ( 1968 ) . Postmodern cultural anthropology has witnessed ... discussion mill . While I am in a disclaiming mood ( one that I assure you will not last ) , I want to make a note ...
... discuss the hermeneutics of Heidegger ( 1962 ) and Habermas ( 1968 ) . Postmodern cultural anthropology has witnessed ... discussion mill . While I am in a disclaiming mood ( one that I assure you will not last ) , I want to make a note ...
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