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Book/Printed Material Towards a philosophical anthropology of culture : naturalism, relativism, and skepticism

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Title

  • Towards a philosophical anthropology of culture : naturalism, relativism, and skepticism

Summary

  • "This book explores the question of what it means to be a human being through sustained and original analyses of three important philosophical topics: relativism, skepticism, and naturalism in the social sciences. Kevin Cahill's approach involves an original employment of historical and ethnographic material that is both conceptual and empirical in order to address relevant philosophical issues. Specifically, while Cahill avoids interpretative debates, he develops an approach to philosophical critique based on Cora Diamond's and James Conant's work on the early Wittgenstein. This makes possible the use of a concept of culture that avoids the dogmatism that not only typifies traditional metaphysics but also frequently mars arguments from ordinary language or phenomenology. This is especially crucial for the third part of the book, which involves a cultural-historical critique of the ontology of the self in Stanley Cavell's work on skepticism. In pursuing this strategy, the book also mounts a novel and timely defense of the interpretivist tradition in the philosophy of the social sciences. Towards a Philosophical Anthropology of Culture will be of interest to researchers working on the philosophy of the social sciences, Wittgenstein, and philosophical anthropology"-- Provided by publisher.

Names

  • Cahill, Kevin M. (Professor of Philosophy), author

Created / Published

  • New York London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

Headings

  • -  Wittgenstein, Ludwig,--1889-1951
  • -  Culture--Philosophy
  • -  Naturalism
  • -  Philosophical anthropology
  • -  Relativity
  • -  Skepticism
  • -  Social sciences--Philosophy

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Site, viewed (03/19/21).

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BD450

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020045006

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  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

  • image
  • epub

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Chicago citation style:

Cahill, Kevin M. , Author. Towards a Philosophical Anthropology of Culture: Naturalism, Relativism, and Skepticism. New York London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020045006/.

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Cahill, K. M. (2021) Towards a Philosophical Anthropology of Culture: Naturalism, Relativism, and Skepticism. New York London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020045006/.

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Cahill, Kevin M. , Author. Towards a Philosophical Anthropology of Culture: Naturalism, Relativism, and Skepticism. New York London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2020045006/>.