Rules, Magic and Instrumental Reason

Name: Rules, Magic and Instrumental Reason
Brand: Routledge
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By Berel Dov Lerner

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This book offers a systematic and critical discussion of Peter Winch's writings on the philosophy of the social sciences. The author points to Winch's tendency to over-emphasize the importance of language and communication, and his insufficient attention to the role of practical, technological activites in human life and society. It also offers an appendix devoted to the controversy between the anthropologists Marshall Sahlins and Gananath Obeyesekere regarding Captain James Cook's Hawaiian adventures. Essential reading for those studying the development of philosophy in the twentieth century, this book will also be of great interest to anthropologists, sociologists, scholars of religion, and all those with an interest in the relationship between philosophy and the social sciences.

Product details

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

192

Release Date:

2001-11-01

Publication Date:

2001-08-30

Publisher:

Routledge

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0415253020

ISBN13:

9780415253024

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

458 g

Height:

161 cm

Width:

240 cm

Thickness:

15 cm

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