Reclaiming a Scientific AnthropologyAltaMira Press, 11 сент. 2008 г. - Всего страниц: 266 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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... one's goal is effecting political change , the truth is no longer necessary to one's argument . I am concerned that in this political shift in focus , anthropologists will increasingly abandon xiii Preface and Acknowledgments, First ...
... one's goal is effecting political change , the truth is no longer necessary to one's argument . I am concerned that in this political shift in focus , anthropologists will increasingly abandon xiii Preface and Acknowledgments, First ...
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... arguments against science , and my own arguments in favor of a scientific approach . Readers will then be able to judge the merits of these various arguments , and if they want , use the bibliography as a guide to the literature . If ...
... arguments against science , and my own arguments in favor of a scientific approach . Readers will then be able to judge the merits of these various arguments , and if they want , use the bibliography as a guide to the literature . If ...
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... argument , and a more well - written book . I thank Mitch Allen for his support of the book throughout the editorial process . Not only did he lend his editorial expertise , but he also was able to understand why such a book would be ...
... argument , and a more well - written book . I thank Mitch Allen for his support of the book throughout the editorial process . Not only did he lend his editorial expertise , but he also was able to understand why such a book would be ...
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... argument could be made without a special chapter , especially since creationism and race are such well - traveled territory for most anthropologists . Part III provides an analysis of the debates . Beyond updating references and issues ...
... argument could be made without a special chapter , especially since creationism and race are such well - traveled territory for most anthropologists . Part III provides an analysis of the debates . Beyond updating references and issues ...
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... arguments ; in fact , we all were able to spout the vari- ous ills of society and their causes off in neat , formulaic fashion . I did not , however , share the confidence of my peers in having all the right answers for anthropology ...
... arguments ; in fact , we all were able to spout the vari- ous ills of society and their causes off in neat , formulaic fashion . I did not , however , share the confidence of my peers in having all the right answers for anthropology ...
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