address themselves to questions which haveincreasingly become the subject of a many-sided debate betweenphilosophers, sociologists and anthropologists: How are we tounderstand the beliefs and actions of other men in other cultures?Can we translate the meanings and the reason of one culture intothe language of another.This volume is essential reading for courses on the methodology andphilosophy of social science and is so arranged that the student isintroduced step by step to the cut and thrust of scholarly debate.

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