Archaeology and Intentionality: Understanding Ethics and Freedom in Past and Present Societies

ISBN-13: 9780367726300 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 198 str.

Germany) R Artur (Research Fellow at the University of Kiel

Opis

Archaeology and Intentionality explores perhaps one of the most overlooked topics in archaeology, that of intentionality. In archaeology, most explanations of human behaviour rely on intentionality and this book fills a surprising gap in the literature.

Spis treści

List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Archaeology and the study of the mind; 2. Intentionality and the Brain; 3. Past societies and the landscape of action; 4. The conception of free-will, constraint, and freedom; 5. Understanding normativism; 6. Freedom and responsibility; 7. The Tyranny of ontology; 8. A guide to intentionality for archaeologists; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Artur Ribeiro is a research fellow at the University of Kiel, Germany. His work focuses on prehistoric Iberia and the philosophical traditions of Central Europe.