Anthropology in theory; issues in epistemology.0631229140 Anthropology in theory; issues in epistemology epistemology (ĭpĭs'təmŏl`əjē) [Gr.,=knowledge or science], the branch of philosophy that is directed toward theories of the sources, nature, and limits of knowledge. Since the 17th cent. . Ed. by Henrietta L. Moore and Todd Sanders San´ders n. 1. An old name of sandalwood, now applied only to the red sandalwood. See under Sandalwood. . Blackwell Publishing 2006 656 pages $79.95 Hardcover GN25 The strength and diversity of anthropological theorizing during the 20th century is demonstrated in 57 articles and essays. The goal is not to present the theories themselves, but to illustrate the practice of engaging with theory, particular ways of thinking, analyzing, and reflecting that have emerged in the context of the discipline. Almost every well known anthropologist appears, with the notable exception of Margaret Mead mead (mēd), wine made of fermented honey and water, sometimes flavored with spices. It is highly intoxicating. Mead was known in classical Greece and Rome and was the favorite drink of the tribes of N and W Europe. . Among the topics pondered are culture and behavior, language and method, coherence coherence, constant phase difference in two or more Waves over time. Two waves are said to be in phase if their crests and troughs meet at the same place at the same time, and the waves are out of phase if the crests of one meet the troughs of another. and contingency, and the anthropology of Western modes of thought. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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