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Demystifying Mentalities
Geoffrey Ernest Richard Lloyd
出版Cambridge University Press, 1990-08-31
主題Philosophy / GeneralPsychology / Cognitive Psychology & CognitionScience / HistoryScience / Philosophy & Social AspectsSocial Science / Anthropology / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
ISBN05213668019780521366809
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=6MfAZvbmBecC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋If faraway peoples have different ideas from our own, is this because they have different mentalities? Did our remote ancestors lack logic? The notion of distinct mentalities has been used extensively by historians to describe and explain cultural diversity. Professor Lloyd rejects this psychologising talk of mentalities and proposes an alternative approach, which takes as its starting point the social contexts of communication. Discussing apparently irrational beliefs and behaviour (such as magic), he shows how different forms of thought coexist in a single culture but within conventionally defined contexts.