An engaging account of John Stuart Mill 39s life, work, and ongoing importance, this new volume sets the thinkers views in the historical context of 19th century British empiricism and explores the continuing contemporary impact of his philosophy. The book distills the principles behind Mill's logic, metaphysics, and epistemology, and presents the key issues at the heart of Mill'sphilosophy. In doing so, it paints a clear biographical portrait while makinghis philosophical thinking accessible to a new generation of readers. INDICE: Acknowledgments. Notes on Contributors. Foreword: Cheryl Mwaria. 1. Introduction: The Writer in the Anthropologist: Maria D. Vesperi and Alisse Waterston. Part I: Conceptions. 2. Speaking Truth to Power with Books: Howard Zinn. 3. Remember When Writing Was Fun? Why Academics Should Go On a Low Syllable, Active Voice Diet: Karen Brodkin. 4. The Bard: Carolyn Nordstrom. 5. Saggin and Braggin: Lee D. Baker. 6. Stories for Readers: A Few Observations from Outside the Academy: Andrew Barnes. Part II: Creations. 7. Writing Poverty, Drawing Readers: Stories in Love, Sorrow and Rage: Alisse Waterston. 8. WriteousIndignation: Black Girls, Dilemmas of Cultural Domination and the Struggle toSpeak the Skin We Are In: Signithia Fordham. 9. Writing Truth to Power: Racism as Statecraft: Arthur K. Spears. 10. Remembering Octavia: Sharon Ball. 11. Believing in Anthropology as Literature: Ruth Behar. Part III: Receptions. 12. Walking in Zoras Shoes or Seek[ing] Out de Inside Meanin of Words: The Intersections of Anthropology, Ethnography, Identity, and Writing: Irma McClaurin. 13. Off the Shelf and Into Oblivion?: Catherine Kingfisher. 14. Dont Use Your Data as a Pillow: S. Eben Kirksey. 15. The Trope of the Pith Helmet: Americas Anthropology, Anthropologys America: Micaela di Leonardo. 16. The Book that Wrote Me: Roger Sanjek. 17. Fighting Words: Paul Farmer. 18. Taking Chances: MariaD. Vesperi. Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-5088-0
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 02/01/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés