Society and Knowledge

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-18050-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 170 g

Reihe: World Perspectives

Originally published in 1956, the well-known archaeologist here takes on the role of philosopher. The author argues that knowledge is a social phenomenon, and that our intellectual life is the product of social heritage: reality is the product of different opinions of various societies.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Childe, V. G.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Prehistory of Knowledge 2. Knowing and Remembering 3. Patterns, Correspondence and Communication 4. Symbols and Their Meanings 5. Ideas as Meanings 6. Knowledge as a Social Construction 7. The Categories as Constructional Tools 8. Individual and Society 9. Truth and Truths 10. My Beliefs.

Über Autor(innen)

V. G. Childe