Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volume 9Department of Archaeology, 1990 - Archaeology |
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SOCIETY , NATURE AND THE CONCEPT OF TECHNOLOGY Tim Ingold For many centuries , Western thought has been dominated by the idea that the mission of mankind is to achieve mastery over nature . The world of nature is commonly characterised ...
SOCIETY , NATURE AND THE CONCEPT OF TECHNOLOGY Tim Ingold For many centuries , Western thought has been dominated by the idea that the mission of mankind is to achieve mastery over nature . The world of nature is commonly characterised ...
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The contrast is neatly encapsulated in Ridington's observation that hunter - gatherers , " instead of attempting to control nature , ... concentrate on controlling their relationship with it " ( 1982 , 471 ) .
The contrast is neatly encapsulated in Ridington's observation that hunter - gatherers , " instead of attempting to control nature , ... concentrate on controlling their relationship with it " ( 1982 , 471 ) .
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In stressing this arbitrary character , Mauss radically separated the phenomenon of techniques from nature , and ... are not seen as overwhelming and commanding natural necessities , but rather as social opportunities : Who eats what ?
In stressing this arbitrary character , Mauss radically separated the phenomenon of techniques from nature , and ... are not seen as overwhelming and commanding natural necessities , but rather as social opportunities : Who eats what ?
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