Synopsis
This work explores the philosophical foundations of anthropology and identifies the fundamental principles of rational inquiry upon which all sound anthropological knowledge is based. It uses many examples to give a thorough and clear analysis.
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Review
Science, Reason, and Anthropology is an exceptional work of articulate scholarshipand a prized contribution to anthropology, ideal for both the student and the scholar of anthropology, as well as the non-specialized general reader with an interest in rational thought and scientific inquiry. The Midwest Book Review James Lett provides both a concise guide to critical thinking for students and professionals as well as his own application of critical thinking to the longstanding split in anthropology between science and humanism. Lett works squarely and superbly within the empiricist tradition, which holds that reliable knowledge about what happens in the world and why it happens is best gained by making conjectures and then subjecting those conjectures to possible contradiction by our observations and logical arguments. Clear thinking and clear writing are the hallmarks of this tradition, and Lett delivers on both counts. -- Tim O'Meara, University of Melbourne
About the Author
James Lett is the author of The Human Enterprise and other notable works on anthropological theory, including contributions to The Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology and Emics and Etics.
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