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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... Scientific Anthropology 125 A Literary Bent 126 Misunderstanding the Scientific Process 127 The Conspiracy Theories 130 Non Sequiturs : An Achilles ' Heel 132 Ethics and Morality : The Engine of Science's Critics 133 The Silver Lining ...
... Scientific Anthropology 125 A Literary Bent 126 Misunderstanding the Scientific Process 127 The Conspiracy Theories 130 Non Sequiturs : An Achilles ' Heel 132 Ethics and Morality : The Engine of Science's Critics 133 The Silver Lining ...
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... Scientific Anthropology 171 What Anthropologists Should Do : A Really Scientific Anthropology 172 We Are Only Human Too : Practicing a Scientific Anthropology Living Together : Allowing Text , Idea , and Science to 176 Work Together 178 ...
... Scientific Anthropology 171 What Anthropologists Should Do : A Really Scientific Anthropology 172 We Are Only Human Too : Practicing a Scientific Anthropology Living Together : Allowing Text , Idea , and Science to 176 Work Together 178 ...
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... scientific analysis , logic , and empirical data . Instead the emotional impact of rhetoric is becoming the standard for the evaluation of claims . This concerns me because anthropologists have made tremendous strides in building more ...
... scientific analysis , logic , and empirical data . Instead the emotional impact of rhetoric is becoming the standard for the evaluation of claims . This concerns me because anthropologists have made tremendous strides in building more ...
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... scientific anthropology , but I won't hold my breath waiting for that to happen . The big boys ( and girls ) have ... scientific methods as formulated by anthropologists , the basic arguments against science , and my own arguments in ...
... scientific anthropology , but I won't hold my breath waiting for that to happen . The big boys ( and girls ) have ... scientific methods as formulated by anthropologists , the basic arguments against science , and my own arguments in ...
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... scientific knowledge , and make enduring ( although admittedly unpredictable ) impacts upon the world . In some small circles of anthropology , genuinely positive scientific develop- ments have occurred that have not only advanced the ...
... scientific knowledge , and make enduring ( although admittedly unpredictable ) impacts upon the world . In some small circles of anthropology , genuinely positive scientific develop- ments have occurred that have not only advanced the ...
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