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Exploring Paul Rabinow's innovative approach to anthropology, this collection of essays encourages readers to reconsider the Western understanding of reality. It highlights how commonly accepted truths are tied to specific social practices, revealing their role as social forces. The work delves into Western rationality, particularly through the lens of molecular biology, and poses critical questions about the interplay between scientific practices, ethics, and power dynamics. This fresh perspective aims to deepen the discourse on the implications of scientific inquiry in our understanding of human nature.
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Essays on the Anthropology of Reason, Paul Rabinow
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- Title
- Essays on the Anthropology of Reason
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paul Rabinow
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 212
- ISBN10
- 0691011583
- ISBN13
- 9780691011585
- Series
- Tags
- Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Political Science & Politics, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Biology, Politics, Science, 20th century, Technology, Sociology, Education & School System, Ethnography, Anthropology, Writing, Scientific Theories, Criminalistics, Ethics, Criticism, Morality, Modernism, Colonialism, Ideology, Postmodern literature, Philosophy of Science, Cultural Anthropology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Reason, Welfare State, Rationality, Postcolonialism, Intellectual Life, Sociobiology
- Description
- Exploring Paul Rabinow's innovative approach to anthropology, this collection of essays encourages readers to reconsider the Western understanding of reality. It highlights how commonly accepted truths are tied to specific social practices, revealing their role as social forces. The work delves into Western rationality, particularly through the lens of molecular biology, and poses critical questions about the interplay between scientific practices, ethics, and power dynamics. This fresh perspective aims to deepen the discourse on the implications of scientific inquiry in our understanding of human nature.