| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Series |
Selected philosophical themes ; v. I |
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Gellner, Ernest.
Essays. Selections ; v. 1
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Explanation in history; Chapter 2 Concepts and society; Chapter 3 Winch's idea of a social science; Chapter 4 The new idealism-cause and meaning in the social sciences; Chapter 5 The entry of the philosophers; Chapter 6 Time and theory in social anthropology; Chapter 7 Sociology and social anthropology; Chapter 8 On Malinowski; Chapter 9 On Evans-Pritchard; Chapter 10 On structuralism; Chapter 11 Ideal language and kinship structure; Chapter 12 The concept of kinship |
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Chapter 13 Nature and society in social anthropologyChapter 14 The alchemists of sociology; Chapter 15 The sociology of faith; Sources; Index of names; Index of subjects |
| Summary |
This volume focuses on key conceptual issues in the social sciences, such as Winch's idea of a social science, structuralism, Malinowski and Evans-Pritchard, and the concept of kinship |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Philosophy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Methodology.
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Social sciences -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2002036919 |
| ISBN |
0203009142 |
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9780203009147 |
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1280139196 |
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9781280139192 |
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