Philosophy and Scope of Anthropology

to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of contemporary research concerns in social and cultural anthropology. Through the critical and comparative reading of anthropological texts, students should not only become familiar with current theoretical and methodological issues, but should also develop an understanding of how these concerns have developed historically in the discipline.

深入探讨人类学的哲学基础与研究范围。

• 1Have an awareness of the main traditions of anthropology in Britain, the United States and Europe
• 2Have an acquaintance with fundamental problems in the philosophy of anthropology and with the relation between theory and method in ethnographic research and reporting
• 3Have examined a selected number of critical debates in 20th century anthropology that continue to shape the discipline
• 4Have an acquaintance with some fundamental philosophical concerns anthropology, particularly regarding the relation between theory and method in the research process
• 5Have considered how their own research interests may be shaped by contemporary and historical debates covered in the semester.