Beyond relativism; comparability in cultural anthropology.9780759110793 Beyond relativism relativism Any view that maintains that the truth or falsity of statements of a certain class depends on the person making the statement or upon his circumstances or society. Historically the most prevalent form of relativism has been See also ethical relativism. ; comparability in cultural anthropology. Hunt, Robert C. AltaMira Press 2007 185 pages $70.00 Hardcover GN345 Scientific cultural anthropology must be able to compare cultures, says Hunt (emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. anthropology, Brandeis U.), so if relativist rel·a·tiv·ist n. 1. Philosophy A proponent of relativism. 2. A physicist who specializes in the theories of relativity. challengers are correct that different cultures are incomparable (mathematics) incomparable - Two elements a, b of a set are incomparable under some relation <= if neither a <= b, nor b <= a. , then no science of culture is possible. Defending the comparativist position, he lays out the principal challenges to it, examines empirical observation in the natural sciences, and argues that the dangers of comparative observations have been addressed in culture studies with the same solutions used in the natural sciences. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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