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| ISBN: | 9781551647449
1551647443
9781551647425
1551647427
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| Notes: | "Black Rose Books No. UU419"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-193) and index.
Issued also in electronic format.
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| 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."--
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| Other form: | Online version: Morris, Brian, 1936- Anthropology and dialectical naturalism. Montréal ; Chicago ; London : Black Rose Books, 2020 155164746X 9781551647463
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