Research Catalog

Title

Metaarchaeology : reflections by archaeologists and philosophers / edited by Lester Embree.

Publication

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1992.

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Additional Authors

Embree, Lester, 1938-2017.

Description

vii, 334 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

"An idea of the philosophy of archaeology can best be gained by showing what it is, what the issues are, who is working in the field, and how they proceed. Reading Lester Embree's Metaarchaeology provides the best possible introduction to the field, since in it several leading archaeologists show how accessible and interesting the current archaeological literature is, and currently active philosophers of archaeology reveal something of the current state of discussion on the subject. Bibliographies have also been developed of the philosophy of archaeology as well as of selected parts of the component that can be called metaarchaeology. Finally, an historical introduction has been included to show the variety of metascientific as well as orientational standpoints that philosophers of archaeology have had recourse to for over two decades, followed by speculation about the future of the discipline within the philosophy of science."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 147

Uniform Title

Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 147.

Subjects

• Aufsatzsammlung
• Philosophie
• Archaeology > Philosophy
• Archéologie > Philosophie
• Archeologie
• Archäologie
• Filosofische aspecten

Genre/Form

Aufsatzsammlung.

Bibliography (note)

• "Selected bibliography of Archaeological Metaarchaeology" p. 289-326.
• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

The future and past of metaarchaeology / Lester Embree -- Archaeology. What is the archaeology of chiefdoms about? / Robert D. Drennan -- Is a scientific archaeology possible? / Robert C. Dunnell -- Interpreting the collapse of Classic Maya civilization : a case study of changing archaeological perspectives / Jeremy A. Sabloff -- Explanation in archaeology : reactions and rebuttals / Patty Jo Watson -- Philosophy of archaeology. Universalization in archaeological explanation / James A. Bell -- Phenomenology of a change in archaeological observation / Lester Embree -- Gender and archaeological knowledge / Marsha Hanen and Jane Kelley -- Philosophical models for postprocessual archaeology / Merrilee H. Salmon -- Explanation in archaeology : an update / Wesley C. Salmon -- The place of archaeology in science / Richard A. Watson -- On "heavily decomposing red herrings" : scientific method in archaeology and the ladening of evidence with theory / Alison Wylie.

Call Number

OA (Boston studies in the philosophy of science. v. 147)

ISBN

• 0792320239
• 9780792320234

LCCN

92033755

OCLC

26806977

Title

Metaarchaeology : reflections by archaeologists and philosophers / edited by Lester Embree.

Imprint

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1992.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 147

Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 147.

Bibliography

"Selected bibliography of Archaeological Metaarchaeology" p. 289-326.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Indexed Term

Archaeology Philosophy

Added Author

Embree, Lester, 1938-2017.

Other Form:

Online version: Metaarchaeology. Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1992 (OCoLC)988548895

Research Call Number

OA (Boston studies in the philosophy of science. v. 147)