Modes Of Thought In Western And Non Western Societies

Author : Ruth Finnegan,Robin Horton
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781725238466

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Modes of Thought in Western and Non-Western Societies by Ruth Finnegan,Robin Horton Pdf

Is there a basic difference in thinking between Western and non-Western societies? This long-debated yet highly topical problem forms the central question to which distinguished contributors in the fields of psychology, linguistics, history, and sociology and, more particularly, of social anthropology and philosophy, address themselves in this interdisciplinary collec­tion. They are: Barry Barnes, Benjamin N. Colby and Michael Cole, Ruth Finnegan, Ernest Gellner, Robin Horton, J. M. Ita, Hilary Jenkins, Steven Lukes, Nobuhiro Nagashima, S. J. Tambiah, W. H. Whiteley, and Sybil Wolfram. The central ideas of this classic work are reformulated and refined in the various contributions with different possible dichotomies discussed such as: 'traditional/modern', 'industrial/non­ industrial', or 'scientific/non-scientific', and 'thinking,' analyzed in terms of its thought processes, content, logic or social background. The material in the book, which is dedicated to Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard, falls within the general area of the comparative sociology of knowledge, and will thus particularly interest philosophers, social anthropologists, and sociologists. The volume is however conceived in an interdisciplinary spirit and will be of interest to anyone seriously concerned to examine the nature of thinking in our own and other societies.

Author : Robin Horton,Ruth H. Finnegan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Knowledge, Sociology of
ISBN : OCLC:703008390

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Modes of Thought by Robin Horton,Ruth H. Finnegan Pdf

Author : Wolfgang Fikentscher
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Cognition and culture
ISBN : 3161479130

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Modes of Thought by Wolfgang Fikentscher Pdf

Author : R. Layton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135090630

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Who Needs the Past? by R. Layton Pdf

This book offers a critique of the all pervasive Western notion that other communities often live in a timeless present. Who Needs the Past? provides first-hand evidence of the interest non-Western, non-academic communities have in the past.

Author : E. Mendelsohn,Y. Elkana
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1981-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9027712352

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Sciences and Cultures by E. Mendelsohn,Y. Elkana Pdf

Anthropological approaches to the sciences have developed as part of a broader tradition concerned about the place of the sciences in today's world and in some basic sense concerned with questions about the legitimacy of the sciences. In the years since the second World War, we have seen the emergence of a number of different attempts both to analyze and to cope with the successes of the sciences, their broad penetration into social life, and the sense of problem and crisis that they have projected. Among the of movements concerned about the earlier responses were the development social responsibility of scientists and technological practitioners. There is little doubt that this was a direct outgrowth of the role of science in the war epitomized by the successful construction and catastrophic use of the atomic bomb. The recognition of the deep social utility of science, and especially its role as an instrument of war, fostered curiosity about the earlier develop ment of scientific disciplines and institutional forms. The history of science as an explicit diSCipline with full-time practitioners can be seen as an attempt to locate science in temporal space - first in its intellectual form and second ly in its institutional or social form. The sociology of science, while certainly having roots in the pre-war work of Robert K.

Author : Frederick G. Whelan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135838065

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Enlightenment Political Thought and Non-Western Societies by Frederick G. Whelan Pdf

Frederick G. Whelan, a leading scholar of Enlightenment political thought, provides an illuminating and incisive interpretation of key eighteenth and nineteenth century European political thinkers' accounts and assessments of the societies and political institutes of the non-Western world. These writers opened up a major new comparative dimension for political theory and its project both to explain and evaluate different political regimes. While the intellectual confrontation of European thinkers with alien cultures tended on the whole to confirm Westerners' sense of the superiority of their own institutions, it was also characterized – during the Enlightenment more so than later – by convictions regarding a common humanity and a corresponding sympathetic curiosity about different ways of life, however primitive or exotic they might appear. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of both political philosophy and thought as well as historians of this important period of history.

Author : K. Sykes
Publisher : Springer
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230617957

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Ethnographies of Moral Reasoning by K. Sykes Pdf

Rather than measure the actions of their subjects by reference to either universal rationality or cultural relativism, contributors in this volume describe ordinary people as they value human relationships and reason through the commonplace contradictions of their local way of life in a global age.

Author : Hugo G. Nutini
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1993-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816511977

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Bloodsucking Witchcraft by Hugo G. Nutini Pdf

In the rural areas of south-central Mexico, there are believed to be witches who transform themselves into animals in order to suck the blood from the necks of sleeping infants. This book analyzes beliefs held by the great majority of the population of rural Tlaxcala a generation ago and chronicles its drastic transformation since then. "The most comprehensive statement on this centrally important ethnographic phenomenon in the last forty years. It bears ready comparison with the two great classics, Evans-Pritchard's Witchcraft Among the Azande and Clyde Kluckhohn's Navaho Witchcraft."ÑHenry H. Selby

Author : Reiland Rabaka
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739140352

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Forms of Fanonism by Reiland Rabaka Pdf

When Frantz Fanon's critiques of racism, sexism, colonialism, capitalism, and humanism are brought into the ever-widening orbit of Africana critical theory something unprecedented in the annals of Africana intellectual history happens: five distinct forms of Fanonism emerge. Forms of Fanonism: Frantz Fanon's Critical Theory and the Dialectics of Decolonization is discursively distinguished from other engagements of Fanon's thought and texts insofar as it is the first study to consciously examine his contributions to Africana Studies and critical theory or, rather, the Africana tradition of critical theory. Forms of Fanonism identifies and intensely analyzes Fanon's contributions to the deconstruction and reconstruction of Africana Studies, radical politics, and critical social theory. In highlighting his unique 'solutions' to the 'problems' of racism, sexism, colonialism, capitalism, and humanism, five distinct forms of Fanonism materialize. These five forms of Fanonism allow contemporary critical theorists to innovatively explore the ways in which his thought and texts can be dialectically put to use in relieving the wretched experience of this generation's wretched of the earth. Critics can also apply these forms to deconstruct and reconstruct Africana Studies, radical politics, and critical social theory using their anti-imperialist interests. Throughout Forms of Fanonism, Reiland Rabaka critically dialogues with Fanon, incessantly asking his corpus critical questions and seeking from it crucial answers. This book, in short, solemnly keeps with Fanon's own predilection for connecting critical theory to revolutionary praxis by utilizing his thought and texts as paradigms and points of departure to deepen and develop the Africana tradition of critical theory.

Author : Joana Alves-Ferreira,Ana Vale
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443878975

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Rethinking Comparison in Archaeology by Joana Alves-Ferreira,Ana Vale Pdf

Although comparative exercises are used or applied both explicitly and implicitly in a large number of archaeological publications, they are often uncritically taken for granted. As such, the authors of this book reflect on comparison as a core theme in archaeology from different perspectives, and different theoretical and practical backgrounds. The contributors come from different universities and research contexts, and approach themes and objects from Prehistory to the Early Middle Ages, presenting case studies from Western Europe, the Near East and Latin America. The chapters here also relate archaeology with other disciplines, like art studies, photography, cinema, computer sciences and anthropology, and will be of interest to a wide range of readers, not only archaeologists and those interested in the area of social sciences, but for all those interested in how we construct the past today.

Author : Howard Gardner
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780465024346

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Frames of Mind by Howard Gardner Pdf

First published in 1983 and now available with a new introduction by the author, Gardner's trailblazing book revolutionized the worlds of education and psychology by positing that rather than a single type of intelligence, we have several--most of which are neglected by standard testing and educational methods.

Author : Gregory C. Chow
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9810218583

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Understanding China's Economy by Gregory C. Chow Pdf

In the early 1990's, the world began to recognize China as a rising economic power to reckon with. China's economy is dynamic ? her human and natural resources are plentiful and her economic growth has been well sustained over the last 16 years. In fact, some have predicted that by the year 2020, China's economic output will be close to half that of the US. It is undeniable that China will be an economic giant, if she is not already one today.In this book, the author has traced China's economic development over the last 16 years. The steps and characteristics of China's economic reform are detailed. The prospects for China's economic growth are studied. The author also attempts to analyze topical issues pertaining to China's economic relations with the US and her integration with the other Asian economies. This book provides the interested reader with a bird's eye view of the Chinese economy over the last 16 years. Most chapters are written for the general reader, while a few are for professional economists. For the questions it answers or for those that it raises, this is an important book to read.

Author : Xuewei Zhai
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811924644

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The Logic of Chinese Behaviors by Xuewei Zhai Pdf

This book presents a discussion on Chinese people’s internal and external psychologies and logics, as well as the respective stage of social development and cultural context they were raised in, and from sociological, social psychological, and cultural anthropological perspectives. In particular, the book explores the relationship between Chinese people’s behaviors and China’s social and cultural structure. It puts forward a theoretical framework for the analysis of Chinese social behaviors, which is based on the realistic aspects of Chinese people’s day-to-day-lives. The book also concludes that any attempt to study Chinese psychologies and behaviors should “seek the constant among the changes, or at least those aspects that are hardest to change” and investigate the context and background, which can provide a point of departure for current and future research.

Author : Robel Afeworki Abay,Karen Soldatić
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781040027462

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Intersectional Colonialities by Robel Afeworki Abay,Karen Soldatić Pdf

This book provides a rich synthesis of empirical research and theoretical engagements with questions of disability across different practices of colonialism as historically defined – post/de/anti/settler colonialism. It synthesises, critiques, and expands the boundaries of existing disability research which has been undertaken within different colonial contexts through the rich examination of recent empirical work mapping across disability and its intersectional colonialities. Filling an existing gap within the international literature through embedding the importance of grounding these within scholarly debates of colonialism, it empirically demonstrates the significance of disability for the broader scholarly fields of postcolonial, decolonial, and intersectional theories. It will be of interest to all scholars and students of disability studies, sociology, critical studies, sociology of race and ethic relations, intersectionality, postcolonial and decolonial studies, and human geography.

Author : John Morrow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781352005738

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History of Western Political Thought by John Morrow Pdf

The third edition of this highly-regarded core textbook offers an accessible and impressively comprehensive account of Western Political Thought over the last two millennia. Structured in four main parts, the chapters are organised around a wide range of key themes, covering everything from Absolute Government and Revolutionary Political Thought to Politics and Freedom and Theories of Civil Disobedience. This new edition concludes with an Epilogue that considers the challenges posed to the history of Western political thought by the perspectives of post-colonialism and post-modernism. The use of boxes throughout the book to explain key thinkers in more detail, as well as the author's ability to express complex ideas in clear and jargon-free language, makes this the perfect text for helping students to understand the key debates, issues and continuities in the long history of political ideas. For undergraduate and postgraduate students studying courses on the history of political thought and theory, this is an indispensable guide. New to this Edition: - Expanded material on the history of international relations thinking, race consciousness, diversity and gender politics - A completely new Epilogue which focuses on a discussion of post-colonialism and post-modernism in relation to political theory - Additional 'Thinker' boxes, alongside revised and updated suggestions for further reading