3 edition of Can there be a philosophy of archaeology? found in the catalog.
Can there be a philosophy of archaeology?
William Harvey Krieger
Published
2007
by Lexington Books in Lanham, MD
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | William Harvey Krieger. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | CC |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | x, 145 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 145 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL22740597M |
| ISBN 10 | 073911249X |
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Can There Be a Philosophy of Archaeology. provides a historical and philosophical analysis of the rise and fall of the philosophical movement know as logical positivism, focusing on the effect of that movement on the budding science of archaeology. Significant problems resulted from the grafting of logical positivism onto what became known as processual, or new archaeology, and.
Can There Be a Philosophy of Archaeology. provides a historical and philosophical analysis of the rise and fall of the philosophical movement know as logical positivism, focusing on the effect of that movement on the budding science of archaeology.
Significant problems resulted from the grafting of logical positivism onto what became known as processual, or new archaeology, and Author: William Harvey Krieger. Can There Be a Philosophy of Archaeology. provides a historical and philosophical analysis of the rise and fall of the philosophical movement know as logical positivism, focusing on the effect of that movement on the budding science of archaeology.
Get this from a library. Can there be a philosophy of archaeology?: processual archaeology and the philosophy of science. [William Harvey Krieger] -- "Can There Be a Philosophy of Archaeology. provides a historical and philosophical analysis of the rise and fall of the philosophical movement known as logical positivism, focusing on the effect of.
There is currently little consensus amongst archaeologists on the nature of the problems in the philosophy of archaeology, or indeed in some cases, whether a philosophy of archaeology should, or even can, exist.
As such, the discipline is not highly developed, with even its existence or relevance disputed by some archaeologists. Studies in Archaeology: Philosophy and Archaeology presents the circumstances under which archeological hypotheses can be considered confirmed or disconfirmed.
This book discusses the role of analogy in archeological reasoning, particularly in ascribing functions to archeological Edition: 1. Studies in Archaeology: Philosophy and Archaeology presents the circumstances under which archeological hypotheses can be considered confirmed or disconfirmed.
This book discusses the role of analogy in archeological reasoning, particularly in. From Antiquarian to Archaeologist: The History and Philosophy of Archaeology [Murray, Tim] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.
From Antiquarian to Archaeologist: The History and Philosophy of ArchaeologyAuthor: Tim Murray. This work will be of interest to archaeologists and philosophers of science alike.
Book jacket. such issues, but there is every reason to suspect that we can do better archaeology by adopting a philosophical point of view.
Wylie's book, espe- cially Chapter 6, "Between Philosophy and Archaeology," is a good companion guide. There's something else that all archaeologists could profit from, namely, having a basic knowl.
"Can There Be a Philosophy of Archaeology. provides a historical and philosophical analysis of the rise and fall of the philosophical movement known as logical positivism, focusing on the effect of that movement on the budding science of archaeology.
Significant problems resulted from the grafting of logical positivism onto what became known as processual archaeology or new. This chapter discusses the philosophy of archaeology. Archaeology crosscuts a number of fields. In some contexts, it is treated as an autonomous discipline and is housed in free-standing archaeology departments and institutes, but more often, it is taught and practiced as a component of anthropology, art history, or classics.
Can There Be a Philosophy of Archaeology. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. [REVIEW] James A. Bell - - Philosophy of the. Bookstores specializing in Archaeology. Looking for archaeology books.
hosts over of the finest online book stores and booksellers, including specialists in archaeology. Use the list below to locate a specific specialist bookseller or book store near you. The origins of the word archeology are found in Old English, and that word was derived from the Greek 'arkhaios' meaning "ancient" or arkhaiologia, "ancient history."The OED reference includes the information that the first occurrence of the word 'archæology' was inin Holy Observations, a book written by the English bishop and satirist Joseph Hall.
The best books on Archaeology recommended by Neal Ascherson. The journalist, author and editor of the journal Public Archaeology, explains why the history of archaeology is a surprisingly bloody affair - 80% of the Polish archaeological profession died one way or another during WW2.
Book Description: In this long-awaited compendium of new and newly revised essays, Alison Wylie explores how archaeologists know what they know.
Examining the history and methodology of Anglo-American archaeology, Wylie puts the tumultuous debates of the last thirty years in historical and philosophical perspective. There is an introductory essay that is a fine introduction to the essays, but it is by no means a balanced or extensive introduction to the philosophy of archaeology.
Wylie has her favourite targets and examples that seem not have changed much over the years, and there is much archaeology out there that appears to have passed her by.
Can there be a Pragmatic Archaeology. Comments on Carol McDavid’s “Archaeology as Cultural Critique: Pragmatism and the Archaeology of a Southern United States Plantation” Originally published in in Philosophy and Archaeological Practice, Perspectives for the 21 st Century, edited by Cornelius Holtorf and Hakan Karlsson, University.
Philosophy of the Social Sciences 4, Download Citation If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your : Peter Kosso.
A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary (such as the title, abstract, and list of authors), clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text.Books shelved as archaeology: Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice by Colin Renfrew, The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston, Gods, Gra.The BA in Archaeology and Philosophy gives you the opportunity to combine the study of philosophy with the study of the past from the earliest human origins through to the late middle ages.
Archaeology addresses big questions about the human past for much of which no written record is available.
