Ernest Gellner

Cause and Meaning in the Social Sciences (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134413393
• Artikelnr.: 39908292

Autorenporträt

Ernest Gellner

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Explanation in history
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Concepts and society
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Winch's idea of a social science
Chapter 4 Chapter 4 The new idealism-cause and meaning in the social sciences
Chapter 5 Chapter 5 The entry of the philosophers
Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Time and theory in social anthropology
Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Sociology and social anthropology
Chapter 8 Chapter 8 On Malinowski
Chapter 9 Chapter 9 On Evans-Pritchard
Chapter 10 Chapter 10 On structuralism
Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Ideal language and kinship structure
Chapter 12 Chapter 12 The concept of kinship
Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Nature and society in social anthropology
Chapter 14 Chapter 14 The alchemists of sociology, Williamblake
Chapter 15 Chapter 15 The sociology of faith
Chapter 16 Sources Index Index