Mind, Body, and Culture Anthropology and the Biological Interface

Concerned with the aspects of human behaviour which have been traditionally described as cultural or social, the author draws on his background in physics to suggest a scientific approach involving a reconceptualization of many of our assumed concepts. Are culture, society and similar concepts from anthropology and sociology of any real use in making sense of human social life? How can we understand the relationship between the social group and the individual human beings, with their self-awareness and sense of personal identity, who make it up? Drawing on his background in physics, Dr Samuel suggests a scientific approach involving a reconceptualization of many of the concepts we take for granted.Samuel, Geoffrey is the author of 'Mind, Body, and Culture Anthropology and the Biological Interface' with ISBN 9780521374118 and ISBN 0521374111.