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The ontological turn

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ID20041110
AuthorsPaolo Heywood (0000-0003-2983-9240, corresponding author)
Year2018
Pages224-235
Publication date2018-01-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueSchools and Styles of Anthropological Theory (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315388267-15
OpenAlexW2905129410
ISBN9781315388267
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited1

This chapter argues that there is an important and interesting difference of form between the 'ontological turn' and a number of the 'schools'. It provides an analysis in anthropology more broadly: in other words, of anthropological theory. The chapter discusses the critical perspectives on the turn, but for the sake of avoiding confusion from the outset, it is worth making clear that, like its progenitors, the ontological turn is aiming to collapse distinctions between ontology and epistemology. It considers the ontological turn has been the target of a significant quantity of critique since its inception. Some of these critics begin with the use of the word itself, and the confusion it is liable to generate amongst those who use it. The chapter concludes that the language of heuristics can often have the effect of closing down, rather than opening up, discussion and debate

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Unique citing works7
Citations per year0,54
Citation span2013 - 2026 (14)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7

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