Subtitle:

The importance and meaning of category of experience in archaeology ; Przegląd Archeologiczny T. 48 (2000)

Publisher:

Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Wrocław

Description:

ill. ; 29 cm

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

The main objective of this article is to discuss usefulness of category of experience in archaeology. It presents two general approaches to experience in philosophy (Hume and Kant) and their development and inspiration in contemporary philosophy of science. These two traditions constitute a framework within which the importance and meaning of experience in archaeology has been discussed. More particularly, the article pinpoints differences between positivist and modernist definition of experience. A special attention is focused upon modernist understanding of experience and its importance. Furthermore, it discusses contemporary tendencies that view experience through its links to emotion and not exclusively to reason. Usefulness of experience is proven to be fundamental in positivist and modernist archaeology, while its value is of limited importance in archaeological works inspired by postmodernist ideas

Relation:

Przegląd Archeologiczny

Volume:

48

Start page:

5

End page:

18

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:60007 ; 0079-7138

Source:

IAiE PAN, call no. P III 149 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P III 272 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P III 353 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

pol

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Ministry of Science and Higher Education ; Activities popularizing science (DUN)

Access:

Open