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• Historical particularism — (coined by Marvin Harris in 1968) [Harris, Marvin: The Rise of Anthropological Theory: A History of Theories of Culture . 1968. (Reissued 2001) New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company] is widely considered the first American anthropological school of …   Wikipedia

• particularism — particularist, n. particularistic, adj. particularistically, adv. /peuhr tik yeuh leuh riz euhm, peuh tik /, n. 1. exclusive attention or devotion to one s own particular interests, party, etc. 2. the principle of leaving each state of a… …   Universalium

• Moral particularism — is the view that there are no moral principles and that moral judgement can be found only as one decides particular cases, either real or imagined. This stands in stark contrast to other prominent moral theories, such as deontology or… …   Wikipedia

• anthropology — anthropological /an threuh peuh loj i keuhl/, anthropologic, adj. anthropologically, adv. /an threuh pol euh jee/, n. 1. the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs… …   Universalium

• Franz Boas — Infobox Person name = Franz Boas image size = 200px caption = birth date = birth date|1858|7|9 birth place = Minden, [www.franz boas.com further information about the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Boas´ birth at Minden e. g. an… …   Wikipedia

• Archaeology — For the magazine about archaeology, see Archaeology (magazine). Excavations at the site of Gran Dolina, in the Atapuerca Mountains, Spain, 2008 Archaeology, or archeology[1] (from Greek ἀρχαιολογία, archaiologia …   Wikipedia

• Historicism — refers to philosophical theories that include one or both of two claims:# that there is an organic succession of developments, a notion also known as historism (in German historismus ), and/or; # that local conditions and peculiarities influence… …   Wikipedia

• Maoism — Part of the Politics series on Maoism …   Wikipedia

• ANTHROPOLOGY — ANTHROPOLOGY, literally an account of man, is the comparative study of human societies and cultures. Anthropology has four major subfields: archaeology , the study of past cultures through an examination of material remains; biological (physical) …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Cultural relativism — Compare moral relativism, aesthetic relativism, social constructionism, and cognitive relativism. Cultural relativism is the principle that an individual human s beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual s… …   Wikipedia

• George Murdock — For the first mayor of Calgary, Alberta, see George Murdoch .: For the American actor, see George Murdock (actor) .Infobox Scientist name = George Murdock box width = image width =150px caption = George Murdock birth date = May 11, 1897 birth… …   Wikipedia