The perception of the environment
Subtitle: essays on livelihood, dwelling & skill
By: Tim Ingold.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 465
ISBN-13: 9780415228312; 9780415228329
Subjects: Anthropology -- Philosophy; Human ecology -- Philosophy; Psychology; Social evolution
Description: "The twenty-three essays comprising this book focus in turn of the procurement of livelihood, on what it means to 'dwell', and on the nature of skill, weaving together approaches from social anthropology, ecological psychology, developmental biology and phenomenology in a way that has never been attempted before. The book is set to revolutionise the way we think about what is 'biological' and 'cultural' in humans, about evolution and history, and indeed about what it means for human beings - at once organisms and persons - to inhabit an environment. The Perception of the Environment will be essential reading not only for anthropologists but also for biologists, psychologists, archaeologists, geographers and philosophers."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [436]-453) and index.