Essays on the Anthropology of Reason

Essays on the Anthropology of Reason
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 9780691011585
ISBN-13 : 0691011583
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Book Synopsis Essays on the Anthropology of Reason by : Paul Rabinow

Download or read book Essays on the Anthropology of Reason written by Paul Rabinow and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1996-12-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthropologist Paul Rabinow focuses on the core of Western rationality, in particular the practices of molecular biology as they apply to our understanding of human nature. In his final essay, Rabinow reflects in dialogue with biochemist Tom White on the place of science in modernity, on science as a vocation, and on the differences between the human and natural sciences.


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