R J Thornton
Biographic Data
| ID | 3688461 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R J Thornton |
| GIVEN NAMES | R J |
| FAMILY NAME | Thornton |
| SIGNATURE | THORNTON R J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
On Ethnography without Tears
This article comprises five responses to a target article by Roberto Cardoso de Oliveira, "Sobre o pensamento selvagem," published in a previous issue of Current Anthropology. Cardoso de Oliveira's piece explored the concept of "savage thought" as presented by Claude Lévi-Strauss, arguing for a more nuanced understanding of indigenous thought systems and criticizing the binary opposition between "primitive" and "modern" thought. The respondents, …
The Semiology of Orientation in Urban Space [and Comments and Reply]
According to the author, a semiology of orientation is not an examination of urbanism aimed at exposing the links between the "structure" ofhe city under discussion and the professional, economic, social, and cultural activities of its population. Nor is it a sociological study of urban space which examines how the city organizes, perceives, imposes, or inhibits its functions and social relations. It is even less a psychological or psychosociolog…
The Semiology of Orientation in Urban Space [and Comments and Reply]
According to the author, a semiology of orientation is not an examination of urbanism aimed at exposing the links between the "structure" ofhe city under discussion and the professional, economic, social, and cultural activities of its population. Nor is it a sociological study of urban space which examines how the city organizes, perceives, imposes, or inhibits its functions and social relations. It is even less a psychological or psychosociolog…
On Ethnography without Tears
This article comprises five responses to a target article by Roberto Cardoso de Oliveira, "Sobre o pensamento selvagem," published in a previous issue of Current Anthropology. Cardoso de Oliveira's piece explored the concept of "savage thought" as presented by Claude Lévi-Strauss, arguing for a more nuanced understanding of indigenous thought systems and criticizing the binary opposition between "primitive" and "modern" thought. The respondents, …
The Semiology of Orientation in Urban Space [and Comments and Reply]
According to the author, a semiology of orientation is not an examination of urbanism aimed at exposing the links between the "structure" ofhe city under discussion and the professional, economic, social, and cultural activities of its population. Nor is it a sociological study of urban space which examines how the city organizes, perceives, imposes, or inhibits its functions and social relations. It is even less a psychological or psychosociolog…
On Ethnography without Tears
This article comprises five responses to a target article by Roberto Cardoso de Oliveira, "Sobre o pensamento selvagem," published in a previous issue of Current Anthropology. Cardoso de Oliveira's piece explored the concept of "savage thought" as presented by Claude Lévi-Strauss, arguing for a more nuanced understanding of indigenous thought systems and criticizing the binary opposition between "primitive" and "modern" thought. The respondents, …
Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work)