The Method of Hope examines the relationship between hope and
knowledge by investigating how hope is produced in various forms of
knowledge—Fijian, philosophical, anthropological. The book
discusses the hope entailed in a wide range of Fijian knowledge
practices such as archival research, gift giving, Christian church
rituals, and business practices, and compares it with the concept
of hope in the work of philosophers such as Immanuel Kant, Ernst
Bloch, Walter Benjamin, and Richard Rorty. The book participates in
on-going debates in social theory about how to reclaim the category
of hope in progressive thought. The book marks a significant
departure from other such efforts by combining a detailed
ethnographic analysis of the production of hope in Fijian knowledge
practices with an imaginative reading of well-known philosophical
texts. The aim is to carve out a space for a new kind of
relationship between anthropology and philosophy.
General
| Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2006 |
| First published: |
2004 |
| Authors: |
Hirokazu Miyazaki
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
216 |
| Edition: |
New Ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8047-5717-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-8047-5717-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780804757171 |
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