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'Skulls, Causality, and Belief'

Authors :
Earle, William James
Source :
Philosophy of the Social Sciences. Sep85, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p305. 7p.
Publication Year :
1985

Abstract

Examines various issues concerning the intelligibility and rationality of belief. Focus on the influence of the conception of causality on the interpretation of tribal practices such as head-hunting; Anthropologists' interpretations of the benefits and actual causal efficacy of head-hunting; Relevance and relative importance of conceptual features of concepts.

Subjects

Subjects :
*BELIEF & doubt
*ANTHROPOLOGY

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00483931
Volume :
15
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
5749861
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/004839318501500305