Magic and the Will to Science

Magic and the Will to Science

Agnes Horvath

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2024
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Teoría social
ISBN:
9781032457369

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This book offers a political anthropological perspective on the problematic character of science, showing how science grew out of magic and its variations, whilst demonstrating that the desire to use science to solve various problems of human existence has created a permanent liminal crisis.

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