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Philosophy or science of societies?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2025

Marion Blute Open the ORCID record for Marion Blute [Opens in a new window]
Marion Blute*
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Sociology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada marion.blute@utoronto.ca http://individual.utoronto.ca/marionblute/
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Abstract

While ambitious, interesting, and generally corresponding to usage in archaeology history, and anthropology, Moffett's paper seems more philosophy of science (conceptual analysis) than science (their use in explanations). It avoids explanations of how “markers of identity” and “their recognition” are acquired (e.g., by biological evolution, individual learning, social learning, or sociocultural evolution) and what the concept of “a society” explains.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e55
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press

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