Paradigm Lost: What Is a Commitment to Theory in Contemporary Archaeology?

IF 0.8 3区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Norwegian Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2021-11-14 DOI:10.1080/00293652.2021.1986127

G. Lucas, Christopher L. Witmore

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Abstract

A radical shift in orientation alongside the objects of archaeology has occasioned a reconsideration of what theory is in a very general sense. What function does it serve and how might we define it? In retrospect, these questions arise not in the context of paradigms and strong theories, which some consider to have run their course, but in their absence. Here, there is a danger that theory might be jettisoned altogether if its nature and purpose are not critically re-assessed. The modest goal of this paper is to join in on this conversation.

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范式丢失:当代考古学的理论承诺是什么?

考古学研究对象的取向发生了根本性的转变，这引起了人们对一般意义上的理论的重新思考。它的功能是什么，我们如何定义它?回顾过去，这些问题不是在范式和强有力的理论的背景下出现的，有些人认为它们已经走到了尽头，而是在它们的缺席下出现的。在这里，如果不批判性地重新评估理论的性质和目的，就有可能彻底抛弃理论。本文的适度目标是加入这一对话。

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