In the course of anti-structuralist criticism, the main thrust of LéviStrauss’s epistemological approach seems to have been lost, to the collective detriment of social sciences and anthropology. By its monumental character, Lévi-Strauss’s work evokes that of the founders of anthropology, whereas, by the way in which it puts in relation the cultural and the mental, it anticipates a theoretical a...

In the course of anti-structuralist criticism, the main thrust of LéviStrauss’s epistemological approach seems to have been lost, to the collective detriment of social sciences and anthropology. By its monumental character, Lévi-Strauss’s work evokes that of the founders of anthropology, whereas, by the way in which it puts in relation the cultural and the mental, it anticipates a theoretical a...

Trata-se de um ensaio teórico em teoria antropológica a respeito da questão diversidade cultural, partir perspectiva evolucionista. Inicialmente, toma-se como referência as contribuições Morgan, além insights Tylor e Frazer. Em seguida, abordam-se algumas ressalvas críticas à evolucionista defendidas pela antropologia Franz Boas Ruth Benedict. Finalmente, conclui-se com uma reflexão sobre o imp...