Cause and Meaning in the Social Sciences
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Reference, Reference & Language
| Author: | Ernest Gellner | ISBN: | 9781134413386 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | November 23, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ernest Gellner |
| ISBN: | 9781134413386 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | November 23, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This volume focuses on key conceptual issues in the social sciences, such as Winch's idea of a social science, structuralism, Malinowski and Evans-Pritchard, and the concept of kinship. In particular it deals with such problems as the relationship of nature and culture, the relevance of concepts drawn from within a given society to its understanding, and the relation of theory to time.
This volume focuses on key conceptual issues in the social sciences, such as Winch's idea of a social science, structuralism, Malinowski and Evans-Pritchard, and the concept of kinship. In particular it deals with such problems as the relationship of nature and culture, the relevance of concepts drawn from within a given society to its understanding, and the relation of theory to time.
