Thinking from things : essays in the philosophy of archaeology /

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In this long-awaited compendium of new and newly revised essays, Alison Wylie explores how archaeologists know what they know. Examining the history and methodology of Anglo-American archaeology, Wylie puts the tumultuous debates of the last thirty years in historical and philosophical perspective.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wylie, Alison
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
Archaeology > Philosophy.
Archaeology > Methodology.
Archéologie > Méthodologie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Philosophie
Archäologie
Archeologie.
Filosofie.
Theorie.
Wetenschapsbeoefening.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One: Introduction: Philosophy from the Ground Up; Part Two: How New Is the New Archaeology, and Other Historical Essays; 1. How New Is the New Archaeology?; 2. The Typology Debate; 3. The Conceptual Core of the New Archaeology; 4. Emergent Tensions in the New Archaeology; 5. Arguments for Scientific Realism; 6. Between Philosophy and Archaeology; Part Three: Interpretive Dilemmas Crisis Arguments in the New Archaeology; 7. The Interpretive Dilemma; 8. Epistemological Issues Raised by Symbolic and Structuralist Archaeology; 9. The Reaction against Analogy.

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