The institutions of meaning: a defense of anthropological holism

To understand what an individual "believes" we must take into account the full historical and institutional context of a person’s life. But how can two people share the same thought if they do not share the same system of belief? Descombes solves this problem by developing a logic of relat...

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1. Verfasser: Descombes, Vincent 1943- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Schwartz, Stephen Adam (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a] Harvard Univ. Press [2014]
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Zusammenfassung:To understand what an individual "believes" we must take into account the full historical and institutional context of a person’s life. But how can two people share the same thought if they do not share the same system of belief? Descombes solves this problem by developing a logic of relations that explains the ability of humans to analyze structures based on their parts. Integrating insights from anthropology, linguistics and social theory
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (XXIX, 360 Seiten)
ISBN:9780674419971
DOI:10.4159/harvard.9780674419971