Anthropology without Belief
An Anti-representationalist Ontological Turn
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7096333 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Risjord (0000-0003-2129-2009, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 586-609 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of the Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-3931 • E-ISSN: 1552-7441 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0048393120917967 |
| OpenAlex | W3026487628 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 21 |
Rejecting the category of belief is one of the most striking and profound ideas to emerge from the ontological turn. This essay will argue that the rejection of belief is best understood as part of a broader rejection of representationalism. Representationalism regards thought, speech, and intentionality as depending primarily on the mind’s ability to manipulate beliefs, ideas, meanings, or similar contents. Some central strands of the ontological turn thus participate in the philosophical project of understanding human life without appeal to such representational states. After showing how 20th century anthropology was implicated in the representationalist picture, this essay will critique some of the arguments against belief found among proponents of the ontological turn. It will then try to construct a more robust argument against the use of the category of belief in anthropology. It ends with some reflections on what it means to do anthropology without belief
Appeal · Argument (complex analysis · Construct (python library · Direct and indirect realism · Epistemology · Intentionality · Linguistic turn · Philosophical anthropology · Realism · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Embodied and Extended Cognition · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2.6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |