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Philosophy of Anthropology
editPhilosophy of anthropogy refers to the philosophical discipline concerned with the issues of anthropology. As a branch of the social sciences, it is deeply related to sociology, ethnology and history. One of its main goals is to unify the several empirical investigations of human nature in an effort to understand individuals as both creatures of their environment and creators of their own values.[1]
Historical overview
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What fruitful new developments would not arise if only our whole philosophy would become anthropology. Johann Gottfried Herder[2]
Before the modern methods of research and fieldwork anthropology was regarded in the western world as a branch of philosophy. It took Immanuel Kant 25 years to write one of the first major treatises on anthropology, his Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View. Kant is not generally considered to be a modern anthropologist, however, as he never left his region of Germany nor did he study any cultures besides his own. Anthropology, as we know it today, is thus primarily a post-Enlightenment endeavour that encompasses other empirical areas of investigation. Modern philosophy of anthropology's main goal is not the creation of a theoretical framework with which we can explore deeper the empirical results of the social sciences, but the development a broader perspective intended to help tackle conceptual loopholes brought about by common assumptions. Philosophy of anthropology also tries to examine the problems in value theory that arise when anthopologists confront cultures that do not share their own society's standards.
Epistemology
editPhilosophy of anthropology is intimately related to the issues of epistemology as it tries to examine the way knowledge is acquired and shered. There are at least two major strands in the study of epistemology applied to anthropology. Cognitive anthropology, as described in the works of Lévi-Strauss and the structuralists that see cultures and societies as a rule-governed set of structures. It radically differs from social relativism as being...
Translation, interpretation and culture
editThe work of a major philosopher, WVO Quine has been the source of much research on the areas of translation, interpretation and semantics; which are important areas in the human sciences. There has been considerable controversy within anthropology concerning the methodological problems posed by the investigation of alien cultures. Semantics is related to such questions as 'is translation possible?', 'Can I judge the truth/falsity of the beliefs of members of an alien culture?', 'Is rationality only a "modern" phenomenon?'.[3]
Related areas
edit- Linguistic anthropology
- Linguistic relativism
Bibliography
edit- Philosophy of Anthropology and Sociology
- Edward Craig - Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Entry on 'Philosophy of antrhopology'
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Britannica - Philosophical Anthropology
- ^ John H. Zammito, Kant, Herder, and the birth of anthropology, (University of Chicago Press, 2002) p.XXII, ISBN 0226978591
- ^ Graham Macdonald, Philip Pettit, Semantics and social science, (Taylor & Francis, 1981), p.14 ISBN 0710007841
External links
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According to its official website, the froup's mission is "to build a pioneering online platform that breaks down the Great Firewalls blocking the free flow of information penetrating into, moving within, and originating from closed societies (e.g., China and Iran) via the Internet.
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editI just wanted to thank you for your contributions to Blake-related articles! Keep it up! Lithoderm 23:13, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- By the way, if you want to work on projects the best way to do it is by creating a subpage like this: User:Scandza/whatever. Lithoderm 18:58, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Re:White Hispanic
editI understand your angry b/c I called you dumb, and I'm sorry for calling you that. I regret using that word, and I should have been more wiser not to use it. Even though I've called you dumb, that doesn't mean that you should attack me personally in my talk page.
Anyways, going back to the subject. The reference listed for Kenny Florian says he French, Armenian, Spanish, Italian, and German ancestry which makes him White. He doesn't list Amerindian ancestry. I don't know what more do you want since it seems you are the one who views him mestizo b/c of his skin color. The people Armenia and the Southern portions of Spain and Italy are mainly have darker skin tones than those in the Northern portion of Europe and Western Asia/Caucasus. Also, when you said that the source doesn't "prove" he is not mestizo, do you want a genetics test or something? You know not all White people are homogeneous, many have some amount of non-White genes. Even in the US, you have Whites w/ black or indigenous genes, and by going through genetics, how are we sure Ilan Stavans or any of the people pictured in White Hispanics has non-White genetics. Race is mainly self-identification, not genetics. Hopefully this has cleared up any animosity b/t us and cleared the confusion caused by this. Thank you for reading. Lehoiberri (talk) 21:36, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
Do you happen to have any more information about Professor Erdman? I myself looked him up online but was unable to find any info about when and where he was born, or even whether he is still living. I ask mainly because the first sentence of the article states that he "was" but the article is classified under "living people". Let me know if you can do any better than I did at finding anything out- he seems to be a very private person. Lithoderm 20:59, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
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An old friend returns
editI believe that User:LatinoAussie is back at Latin American Australian (which he has just renamed to Latin Australian. I strongly suspect that the User:Plzppl is a sockpuppet of LatinoAussie/Cazique/TeePee etc - the name was created on the day the LatinoAussie account was closed, and show the same behaviour.
If you have time, could you please:
- lend your views to Talk:Latin Australian - remind Plzppl that this issue was discussed exhaustively last year.
- consider the evidence that Plzppl is a sockpuppet, and provide your views at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Plzppl
Thanks, Kransky (talk) 12:27, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
Mexican of European descent
editWhile not thrilled with your language in the comment box, I rechecked my sources on that article and decided that it did not support that there were more "whites" numerically in the Mexico City area, just that race distinctions were strongest because of the power structure. However, another source does state that "white" is associated with Spanish colonialism and historically they were concentrated in Mexico City. It might not be possible to know for certain if most "whites" are in the north or anywhere else since there is not formal census of race, even by self-identification. Thelmadatter (talk) 12:31, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
My belief and statement
editI have learned for myself that your beliefs are not true. You have a gross misunderstanding of religion. If you think we're really threatening, you can kill us or have us arrested. We will not succumb to your false beliefs. 128.187.97.19 (talk) 20:19, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
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editCan you please add your sources to Susana Casillas? Thanks, Boleyn (talk) 11:17, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
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