Meaning in Culture

Meaning in Culture
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 142
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ISBN-10 : 9781136540813
ISBN-13 : 1136540814
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Book Synopsis Meaning in Culture by : F. Allan Hanson

Download or read book Meaning in Culture written by F. Allan Hanson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meaning in Culture discusses the question of whether 'culture' refers to some superorganic entity that exists in its own right, or is only convenient short-hand for the shared beliefs and behaviour of human individuals. It also investigates the problem of relativism and explores the question of whether anthropology and the other social sciences are really scientific. First published in 1975.


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