This is the third in the series of volumes of essays that Robin
Fox began with Reproduction and Succession and continued with The
Challenge of Anthropology. Fox who has been described as "the
conscience of anthropology" continues to have the same aim: to
expose readers in the social sciences and beyond to the
consequences of "the biosocial orientation," and to assess the
"state of the art" in anthropology in particular and the social
sciences in general.
As always he encompasses a wide range of topics: Why do
bureaucracies fail? Are we really an innovative animal? Is
nationalism a purely constructed phenomenon? What is the role of
sexual competition in epic literature? In all these enquiries he
tries to show in non-technical language how the evolutionary
approach throws new light on old problems--and even raises new and
more interesting problems. He pursues the issue of whether we have
a naturally developed moral sense, and if so what it could possibly
be (on the way attempting a definitive definition of the good); he
looks at the status of the idea of self-interest in economic and
biological science; he examines the current state of archaeology as
a basis for a renewed scientific anthropology; and he tries to
adjudicate the debate between the scientific and humanistic camps
in the social sciences.
General
Imprint: |
Transaction Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
1997 |
First published: |
1997 |
Authors: |
Robin Fox
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
228 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-56000-286-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
General
|
LSN: |
1-56000-286-7 |
Barcode: |
9781560002864 |
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