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Material Evidence, Learning from Archaeological Practice (2014)

Sortie : 12 décembre 2014 (Royaume-Uni). Essai, Sciences, Philosophie

livre de Alison Wylie et Robert Chapman

Résumé · How do archaeologists make effective use of physical traces and material culture as repositories of evidence? Material Evidence takes a resolutely case-based approach to this question, exploring instances of exemplary practice, key challenges, instructive failures, and innovative developments in... Voir plus

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Value-Free Science? Ideals and Illusions (2007)

Sortie : 2007 (Royaume-Uni). Essai, Sciences, Philosophie

livre de Alison Wylie, Harold Kincaid et John Dupré

Résumé · It has long been thought that science is our best hope for realizing objective knowledge but that, to deliver on this promise, it must be free of the influence of any values that are not purely epistemic. As recent work in the philosophy, history, and social studies of science shows, however,... Voir plus

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Thinking From Things: Essays in the Philosophy of Archaeology (2002)

Sortie : novembre 2002 (Canada). Essai, Sciences, Philosophie

livre de Alison Wylie

Résumé · In this long-awaited compendium of new and newly revised essays, Alison Wylie explores how archaeologists know what they know. Examining the history and methodology of Anglo-American archaeology, Wylie puts the tumultuous debates of the last thirty years in historical and philosophical perspective.

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Equity Issues for Women in Archaeology (1994)

Sortie : janvier 1994 (États-Unis). Essai, Sciences, Politique & économie

livre de Alison Wylie, Margaret C. Nelson et Sarah M. Nelson