On Primitive Society: And other Forbidden Topics - Couverture souple

Hallpike, C. R.

 
9781456783785: On Primitive Society: And other Forbidden Topics
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1456783785 ISBN 13 : 9781456783785
Editeur : AuthorHouse Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Political correctness in social anthropology has made the terms 'primitive society' 'social evolution' and even 'human nature' unacceptable, and removed the possibility of open academic debate about them. Written from the perspective of a lifetime's research, this collection of papers takes a hard look at these taboos, and challenges some fundamental assumptions of post-modern thinking. Including some new material on memetics, evolutionary psychology and Darwinian theory in the social sciences, this collection provides a long-overdue assessment of some key topics in modern anthropology.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Political correctness in social anthropology has made the terms 'primitive society' 'social evolution' and even 'human nature' unacceptable, and removed the possibility of open academic debate about them. Written from the perspective of a lifetime's research, this collection of papers takes a hard look at these taboos, and challenges some fundamental assumptions of post-modern thinking. Including some new material on memetics, evolutionary psychology and Darwinian theory in the social sciences, this collection provides a long-overdue assessment of some key topics in modern anthropology.

Biographie de l'auteur

The author is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at McMaster University, Canada; a Doctor of Letters of Oxford University; and sometime Bye Fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge. He has written numerous books, including The Foundations of Primitive Thought, The Principles of Social Evolution, The Evolution of Moral Understanding and, most recently, How We Got Here: from bows and arrows to the space age.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1456783785
ISBN 13 
9781456783785
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
448
Coordonnées du fabricant
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