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Contradictions of Archaeological Theory: Engaging Critical Realism and Archaeological Theory: Critical Realism: Interventions (Routledge Critical Realism)

Autor Sandra Wallace
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 mai 2014
Is current archaeological theory stuck at an impasse?
Sandra Wallace argues that archaeological theory has become mired as a result of logical and ontological contradictions. By showing that these contradictions are a result of common underlying philosophical assumptions and fallacies this book is able to show how a fresh approach to this discipline is necessary to resolve them, even if this requires re-examining some of the tenants of orthodox archaeology.
This fresh approach is achieved by using Critical Realism as an "under labourer" to philosophically evaluate archaeological theory. Starting by assessing the historical impact of philosophy on the discipline and then looking at the current relationship between archaeology and the ontology of the material this book facilitates the construction of discipline specific theory by archaeologists. The result is an approach to archaeology that allows both students and practitioners to free themselves from endemic contradictions and re-discover their approach to archaeological theory.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138798021
ISBN-10: 1138798029
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Critical Realism: Interventions (Routledge Critical Realism)

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface  Chapter 1: Introduction  Chapter 2: Archaeological Theory  Chapter 3: Philosophy and Archaeology  Chapter 4: Critical Realism as Critique of Western Philosophy  Chapter 5: Critical Realism as Philosophical Underlabourer  Chapter 6: Diversity and Impasse in Current Archaeological Theorising  Chapter 7: The Contradictions of Archaeological Theory  Chapter 8: The Material in Archaeological Theory  Chapter 9: Critical Realism, the Material and Absence  Chapter 10: Time, Scale and the Ontology of the Material  Chapter 11: Conclusions, Implications and Further Research  Bibliography

Notă biografică

Sandra Wallace is currently a research affiliate at the Department of Archaeology, University of Sydney, Australia, and the Principal Archaeologist for Artefact Heritage Services. Sandra’s research interests are archaeological theory, philosophies of materiality, critical realist theory and Australian Aboriginal archaeology.

Descriere

Sandra Wallace argues that archaeological theory has become mired as a result of logical and ontological contradictions. By showing that these are a result of common underlying philosophical assumptions and fallacies this book is able to show how using Critical Realism as an "under labourer" produces a fresh approach to this discipline that is necessary to resolve prevelant contradictions.