"Black Rose Books No. UU419"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-193) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 12. Anthropology: Science and Hermeneutics. 1. The Anthropological Background -- 2. The Greek Legacy -- 3. In Defence of the Enlightenment -- 4. Ontological Realism -- pt. TWO VARIETIES OF MATERIALISM -- 5. Philosophical Materialism -- 6. Darwin's Evolutionary Materialism -- 7. Marx's Dialectical Materialism -- 8. The Hylorealism of Mario Bunge -- 9. Emergent Materialism -- pt. THREE ANTHROPOLOGY AS A HISTORICAL SCIENCE -- 10. Truth and Representation -- 11. Dialectics of Social Life -- 12. Anthropology: Science and Hermeneutics.
Summary:
"In this illuminating and wide-ranging philosophical treatise, Brian Morris critiques broad swathes of recent theory as he seeks to reclaim anthropology as a historical social science. He achieves this by grounding it within a metaphysic of "dialectical naturalism" or "evolutionary realism"--a tradition long ignored by academic philosophy. After reviewing the anthropological background of this worldview--the Greeks and the Enlightenment--Morris explores two essential themes. First, he critically assesses the main forms of dialectical naturalism, including Darwin's evolutionary theory, Marx's historical materialism, and the hylo-realism of the philosopher-scientist Mario Bunge. Second, he offers a strong plea to retain the dual heritage of anthropology as a historical science that combines both humanism and naturalism. A powerful philosophical manifesto, the book cogently upholds dialectical naturalism as the most grounding philosophy for anthropology and the social sciences."-- Provided by publisher.
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