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Sep 14, 2005 philippe descola has become one of the most important anthropologists working today, and beyond nature and culture has been a major influence in european intellectual life since its french publication in 2005. Beyond nature and culture, proceedings of the british academy 9, 2006, pp 7155. Having first appeared french in 2005, it systematizes some of the ideas. Beyond nature and culture by philippe descola, paperback. Beyond nature and culture chapter 6 the handbook of. At its heart is a question central to both anthropology and philosophy. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. Philippe descola from paris in summer term 2009 at the goetheuniversity. Here, finally, it is brought to englishlanguage readers.
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