Essays on the Anthropology of Reason

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Author	: Paul Rabinow
Publisher	: Princeton University Press
Total Pages	: 212
Release	: 1996-12-15
ISBN-10	: 9780691011585
ISBN-13	: 0691011583
Rating	: 4/5 (85 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Essays on the Anthropology of Reason by : Paul Rabinow

Book excerpt: Anthropologist Paul Rabinow focuses on the core of Western rationality, in particular the practices of molecular biology as they apply to our understanding of human nature. In his final essay, Rabinow reflects in dialogue with biochemist Tom White on the place of science in modernity, on science as a vocation, and on the differences between the human and natural sciences.

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