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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... limits hardly condemns science ; it actually helps us to appreciate just how useful science is when applied to appropriate questions . Likewise , by understanding the limits of other epis- temologies , researchers gain an appreciation ...
... limits hardly condemns science ; it actually helps us to appreciate just how useful science is when applied to appropriate questions . Likewise , by understanding the limits of other epis- temologies , researchers gain an appreciation ...
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... limits in generating knowledge as well as their strengths and must convey these limits to nonscientific communities . As thoughtful scientists realize , science is a very particular and special way of knowing about the world and it has ...
... limits in generating knowledge as well as their strengths and must convey these limits to nonscientific communities . As thoughtful scientists realize , science is a very particular and special way of knowing about the world and it has ...
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Lawrence A. Kuznar. it has certain limits that they are obliged to respect . This book will highlight those limits as well as the strengths of the scientific method . The book's argument is structured as follows . It consists of three ...
Lawrence A. Kuznar. it has certain limits that they are obliged to respect . This book will highlight those limits as well as the strengths of the scientific method . The book's argument is structured as follows . It consists of three ...
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