Neuroanthropology and the dialectical imperative

Anthropological Theory

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-27

  Domínguez D, Juan F ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

dialectic; dichotomy; epistemology; explanation; neuroanthropology; objectivism; ontology; subjectivism; understanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857857540     PISSN: 14634996     EISSN: 17412641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1463499612436459     Document Type: Article

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