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Meaning in culture /
Meaning in Culture discusses the question of whether 'culture' refers to some superorganic entity that exists in its own right, or is only convenient short-hand for the shared beliefs and behaviour of human individuals. It also investigates the problem of relativism and explores the questi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge,
2004.
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| Colección: | Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 The subject matter of social science; Individual and institutional questions; Meaning; Implicational meaning; The logic of question and answer; Cultural determinism; Further remarks; Methodological individualism; Verifiability, use, and implicational meaning; The truth and meaning of absolute presuppositions; Relativism; 2 Judging other cultures; The argument for evaluative relativism; Variations on universal themes; Separate but not equal.
- Logical reservationsWhat is, is good; Understanding and disagreeing; Further remarks; The recent history of relativism; The climate of the times; Comparison and development; Ideological v. methodological relativism; 3 Understanding other cultures; Cross-cultural rationality; Internal understanding; Psychological validity; Cartesian dualism; Ryle's concept of mind; Rules; Synopsis; Further remarks; Ideal types and 'as if'; Situational logic; Rational explanation and individual questions; 4 But is it scientific?; Behaviorism and logical positivism; Realism; Confirmation and prediction.
- Further remarksHempel and rational explanation; Hempel and functional analysis; 5 Some anthropological applications; Unrecognized symbols; Culture and behavior; Ecological anthropology; Notes; Bibliography; Index.