Institutions of meaning, the: a defense of anthropological holism
Auteur :
Descombes, Vincent
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674728783
Date de publication :
11 mars 2014
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Holism maintains that a phenomenon is more than the sum of its parts. Yet analysis--a mental process crucial to comprehension--involves dismantling the whole to grasp it piecemeal and relationally. Wading through such quandaries, Vincent Descombes guides readers to a deepened appreciation of the entity that enables understanding: the human mind.