Anthropos today
Subtitle: reflections on modern equipment
By: Paul Rabinow.
Series: In-formation series
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Anthropology -- Philosophy; Anthropology -- Methodology; Culture -- Semiotic models
Description: The discipline of anthropology is, at its best, characterized by turbulence, self-examination, and inventiveness. In recent decades, new thinking and practice within the field has certainly reflected this pattern, as shown for example by numerous fruitful ventures into the "politics and poetics" of anthropology. Surprisingly little attention, however, has been given to the simple insight that anthropology is composed of claims, whether tacit or explicit, about anthropos and about logos--and the myriad ways in which these two Greek nouns have been, might be, and should be, connected.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.