Causation and the postmodern critique of objectivity

Anthropological Theory

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-56

  O'Meara, J Tim ^a,b  

^a O'Meara Consulting Inc

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Causation; Objectivity; Postmodernism; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344437588     PISSN: 14634996     EISSN: 17412641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14634990122228610     Document Type: Article

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