ANTH 2200 Lecture Notes - Hermes Trismegistus, Platonism In The Renaissance, Metallurgical Assay
14 Mar 2014
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Science magic and religious have been intertwined from the beginning and continue to be intertwined. Philosophy"s greatest critique of anthropology is that anthropology doesn"t really apply its terms and make them properly accessible. Tylor emphasised belief as being central distinction between beliefs in deities is no different than primitive people"s beliefs in supernatural entities. Durkheim dropped belief from the equation and says society was the important part society formed the fundamental categories of knowledge. Method used to explain nature always subject to modifications and corrections through systematic observations. Science is theory and is empirical ---rooted in human observation (observable to the senses) Have to be able to prove your ideas through empirical work. Social institution --- networks of communication --- publishing in journals and making your facts available to everybody. Latin allowed intercultural communication so more people could share information about science. What about ancient greeks, romans, medieval arabs, chinese, and.
