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Relativism and the Social Sciences

Relativism and the Social Sciences

Relativism and the Social Sciences

Ernest Gellner

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Cambridge University Press
Año de edición:
1987
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Filosofía
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9780521337984
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This volume of essays deals with the problem of relativism, in particular cultural relativism. These essays reach towards a new style and mode of enquiry--a mixture of philosophy, history and anthropology--that promises to prove more revealing and fruitful.

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