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Designs on the Contemporary: Anthropological Tests
Paul Rabinow
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Description for Designs on the Contemporary: Anthropological Tests
Paperback. Deals with the challenge of how to design and put into practice strategies for inquiring into the intersections of philosophy and anthropology. The authors explore the contemporary from past works: how to conceptualize, test, and give form to breakdowns of truth and conduct, and how to open up possibilities for the remediation of such breakdowns. Num Pages: 180 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Designs on the Contemporary pursues the challenge of how to design and put into practice strategies for inquiring into the intersections of philosophy and anthropology. Drawing on the conceptual repertoires of Weber, Foucault, and Dewey, among others, Paul Rabinow and Anthony Stavrianakis reflect on and experiment with how to give form to anthropological inquiry and its aftermath, with special attention to the ethical formation and ramifications of this mode of engagement. The authors continue their explorations of the contemporary from past works: how to conceptualize, test, and give form to breakdowns of truth and conduct, as well as how to ... Read more
Designs on the Contemporary pursues the challenge of how to design and put into practice strategies for inquiring into the intersections of philosophy and anthropology. Drawing on the conceptual repertoires of Weber, Foucault, and Dewey, among others, Paul Rabinow and Anthony Stavrianakis reflect on and experiment with how to give form to anthropological inquiry and its aftermath, with special attention to the ethical formation and ramifications of this mode of engagement. The authors continue their explorations of the contemporary from past works: how to conceptualize, test, and give form to breakdowns of truth and conduct, as well as how to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
271g
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226138473
SKU
V9780226138473
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About Paul Rabinow
Paul Rabinow is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Anthony Stavrianakis received his PhD in anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Together they are coauthors of Demands of the Day, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for Designs on the Contemporary: Anthropological Tests
Designs on the Contemporary is a work of profound importance to the philosophy of anthropology. In conjunction with Rabinow's other works, it creates a nonpareil, a configuration of thought with no equal. (Marilyn Strathern, University of Cambridge)