Category: English
Notes on Thoughtfulness in Scholarly Publishing (3): In This, I Support Elsevier
[Updated] This series began in the wake of an instance in which I, to the irritation of most observers, questioned a case of self-piracy. Soon thereafter, self-piracy was…
No Respect
He had hundreds of very funny jokes that underscored the “no respect” theme. Here’s one culled from a performance on the
No Respect
He had hundreds of very funny jokes that underscored the “no respect” theme. Here’s one culled from a performance on the
Big Gods Book Club #6: Concluding Thoughts
(This post concludes our “book club” webinar discussing Ara Norenzayan’s latest book with its author. This précis introduced the discussion.) In what follows I’ll make some general concluding comm…
‘Big Gods’ book club #5: Remarks on the two puzzles
I like Ara’s way of studying scientific problems very much, weaving together various disciplines from evolutionary modelling to experimental psychology or social anthropology, and I also like the…
‘Big Gods’ book club #4: Alternative explanations?
Unfortunately, I had to read this book more quickly than it would deserve; still, it is an engaging, up-to-date and pleasant synthesis of works from different disciplinary fields.…
‘Big Gods’ book club #3 : Testing more specific hypotheses and going beyond correlations in the origins and evolution of religious beliefs
(This week, cognitionandculture.net is hosting a “book club” webinar discussing Ara Norenzayan’s latest book with its author. This précis introduced the discussion.) In his insightful précis, Ara …
‘Big Gods’ book club #2: Analytic atheism and the puzzle of apologetic
(This week, cognitionandculture.net is hosting a “book club” webinar discussing Ara Norenzayan’s latest book with its author. This précis introduced the discussion.) Norenzayan’s Big Gods pre…
‘Big Gods’ book club #1 — Skeptical thoughts
(This week, cognitionandculture.net is hosting a “book club” webinar discussing Ara Norenzayan’s latest book with its author. This précis introduced the discussion.) I have to confess that I …
A précis of ‘Big Gods: How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict’
(This week, cognitionandculture.net is hosting a “book club” webinar discussing Ara Norenzayan‘s latest book with its author. This précis introduces the discussion.) On a hilltop in what i…
Why I Sometimes Wish I Were an Armchair Anthropologist
No figure in the discipline is more despised than that smug Victorian fixture, the Armchair Anthropologist. The best antidote for this regrettable legacy is Fieldwork, philosopher’s stone of…
Why I Sometimes Wish I Were an Armchair Anthropologist
No figure in the discipline is more despised than that smug Victorian fixture, the Armchair Anthropologist. The best antidote for this regrettable legacy is Fieldwork, philosopher’s stone of…
Why I Sometimes Wish I Were an Armchair Anthropologist
No figure in the discipline is more despised than that smug Victorian fixture, the Armchair Anthropologist. The best antidote for this regrettable legacy is Fieldwork, philosopher’s stone of…
Why I Sometimes Wish I Were an Armchair Anthropologist
No figure in the discipline is more despised than that smug Victorian fixture, the Armchair Anthropologist. The best antidote for this regrettable legacy is Fieldwork, philosopher’s stone of…
Narrative and the Future of the Social Sciences
The power of anthropology and the social sciences is found, at least for me, in the narratives we put forward about the social conditions of people living in…
Narrative and the Future of the Social Sciences
The power of anthropology and the social sciences is found, at least for me, in the narratives we put forward about the social conditions of people living in…
Narrative and the Future of the Social Sciences
The power of anthropology and the social sciences is found, at least for me, in the narratives we put forward about the social conditions of people living in…
Narrative and the Future of the Social Sciences
The power of anthropology and the social sciences is found, at least for me, in the narratives we put forward about the social conditions of people living in…