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Metaarchaeology

Reflections by Archaeologists and Philosophers

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Lester Embree

    1. College for Advanced Research in Phenomenology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

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Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 147)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introductory Essay

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Future and Past of Metaarchaeology

      • Lester Embree
      Pages 3-50

  4. Philosophy of Archaeology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. Universalization in Archaeological Explanation

      • James A. Bell
      Pages 143-163

    3. Phenomenology of a Change in Archaeological Observation

      • Lester Embree
      Pages 165-193

    4. Gender and Archaeological Knowledge

      • Marsha Hanen, Jane Kelley
      Pages 195-225

    5. Philosophical Models for Postprocessual Archaeology

      • Merrilee H. Salmon
      Pages 227-241

    6. Explanation in Archaeology: An Update

      • Wesley C. Salmon
      Pages 243-253

    7. The Place of Archaeology in Science

      • Richard A. Watson
      Pages 255-267

    8. On “Heavily Decomposing Red Herrings”: Scientific Method in Archaeology and the Ladening of Evidence with Theory

      • Alison Wylie
      Pages 269-288

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 289-343
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An idea of the philosophy of archaeology can best be gained by showing what it is, what the issues are, who is working in the field, and how they proceed. Reading Lester Embree's Metaarchaeology provides the best possible introduction to the field, since in it several leading archaeologists show how accessible and interesting the current archeological literature is, and currently active philosophers of archaeology reveal something of the current state of discussion on the subject. Bibliographies have also been developed of the philosophy of archaeology as well as of selected parts of the component that can be called metaarchaeology. Finally, an historical introduction has been included to show the variety of metascientific as well as orientational standpoints that philosophers of archaeology have had recourse to for over two decades, followed by speculation about the future of the discipline within the philosophy of science.

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  • College for Advanced Research in Phenomenology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

    Lester Embree

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