Toward a Theory of Practice: THE CONCEPT OF PRAXIS OBJECT AND SUBJECT ELEMENTS OF PRACTICE THEORY OF PRACTICE IN APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY THE ETHICS OF PRACTICE NOTES REFERENCES

Contemporary applied anthropology does not so much lack a theory of practice as it lacks a capacity to articulate it clearly against the background noise of abstract anthropology. I will try to take a step in the direction of articulating it here, but first it is important to recognize that theoreti...

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Published in:The American behavioral scientist (Beverly Hills) 1985-11, Vol.29 (2), p.13
Main Author: Partridge, William L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Autobiographies
Culture
Economic development
Ethics
Ethnography
Noise
Political behavior
Politics
Science
Social sciences
Society
Theory
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Summary:Contemporary applied anthropology does not so much lack a theory of practice as it lacks a capacity to articulate it clearly against the background noise of abstract anthropology. I will try to take a step in the direction of articulating it here, but first it is important to recognize that theoretical discussion in anthropology as a whole is hampered by several problems that make any discussion of the theory of practice difficult. These problems are not unique to anthropology, and similar issues to those discussed in this essay have been raised in economics...
ISSN:0002-7642
1552-3381