The thick description of Clifford Geertz: An anti-scientific Approach to Anthropology

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Autor(a) principal: Balmaceda, Facundo Guadagno
Data de Publicação: 2023
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences (Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHumanSocSci/article/view/65730
Resumo: In this article, I analyse the ‘thick description’ notion developed by Clifford Geertz to explore its scope and limitations. It is not my intention to refute or consider invalid the approach developed by Clifford Geertz;  on the contrary, it is on his basis that I propose some corrections that are loose in his epistemological system. Some of his notions can be clarified, and others are wrong. I will discuss his (i) ontology, (ii) individualistic method, (iii) arbitrary notion of truth and (iv) the development of what a ‘thick description is’. To analyse this concept in detail, I evaluate how it is operationalised in some of the author's texts. The analysis shows its limited explanatory capacity due to its idealistic approach to the concept of culture, which overlooks other approaches in anthropology. Finally, I conceptualise thick description by adding materialistic properties to it.
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spelling The thick description of Clifford Geertz: An anti-scientific Approach to AnthropologyThe thick description of Clifford Geertz: An anti-scientific Approach to Anthropologycultural anthropology; thick description; hermeneutics; interpretive anthropology.cultural anthropology; thick description; hermeneutics; interpretive anthropology.In this article, I analyse the ‘thick description’ notion developed by Clifford Geertz to explore its scope and limitations. It is not my intention to refute or consider invalid the approach developed by Clifford Geertz;  on the contrary, it is on his basis that I propose some corrections that are loose in his epistemological system. Some of his notions can be clarified, and others are wrong. I will discuss his (i) ontology, (ii) individualistic method, (iii) arbitrary notion of truth and (iv) the development of what a ‘thick description is’. To analyse this concept in detail, I evaluate how it is operationalised in some of the author's texts. The analysis shows its limited explanatory capacity due to its idealistic approach to the concept of culture, which overlooks other approaches in anthropology. Finally, I conceptualise thick description by adding materialistic properties to it.In this article, I analyse the ‘thick description’ notion developed by Clifford Geertz to explore its scope and limitations. It is not my intention to refute or consider invalid the approach developed by Clifford Geertz;  on the contrary, it is on his basis that I propose some corrections that are loose in his epistemological system. Some of his notions can be clarified, and others are wrong. I will discuss his (i) ontology, (ii) individualistic method, (iii) arbitrary notion of truth and (iv) the development of what a ‘thick description is’. To analyse this concept in detail, I evaluate how it is operationalised in some of the author's texts. The analysis shows its limited explanatory capacity due to its idealistic approach to the concept of culture, which overlooks other approaches in anthropology. Finally, I conceptualise thick description by adding materialistic properties to it.Dans cet article, j'analyse la notion de " description épaisse " développée par Clifford Geertz pour en explorer la portée et les limites. Il n'est pas dans mon intention de réfuter ou de considérer comme invalide l'approche développée par Clifford Geertz ; au contraire, c'est sur sa base que je propose quelques corrections qui sont lâches dans son système épistémologique. Certaines de ses notions peuvent être clarifiées, d'autres sont erronées. Je discuterai de (i) son ontologie, (ii) sa méthode individualiste, (iii) sa notion arbitraire de la vérité et (iv) le développement de ce qu'est une "description épaisse". Pour analyser ce concept en détail, j'évalue comment il est opérationnalisé dans certains des textes de l'auteur. L'analyse montre sa capacité explicative limitée en raison de son approche idéaliste du concept de culture, qui néglige d'autres approches en anthropologieUniversidade Estadual De Maringá2023-05-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHumanSocSci/article/view/6573010.4025/actascihumansoc.v44i2.65730Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences; Vol 44 No 2 (2022); e65730Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences; v. 44 n. 2 (2022); e657301807-86561679-7361reponame:Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)instacron:UEMenghttps://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHumanSocSci/article/view/65730/751375155851Copyright (c) 2022 Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Scienceshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBalmaceda, Facundo Guadagno 2023-05-16T12:19:28Zoai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/65730Revistahttps://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHumanSocSciPUBhttps://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHumanSocSci/oai||actahuman@uem.br1807-86561679-7361opendoar:2023-05-16T12:19:28Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences (Online) - Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)false
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The thick description of Clifford Geertz: An anti-scientific Approach to Anthropology
title The thick description of Clifford Geertz: An anti-scientific Approach to Anthropology
spellingShingle The thick description of Clifford Geertz: An anti-scientific Approach to Anthropology
Balmaceda, Facundo Guadagno
cultural anthropology; thick description; hermeneutics; interpretive anthropology.
cultural anthropology; thick description; hermeneutics; interpretive anthropology.
title_short The thick description of Clifford Geertz: An anti-scientific Approach to Anthropology
title_full The thick description of Clifford Geertz: An anti-scientific Approach to Anthropology
title_fullStr The thick description of Clifford Geertz: An anti-scientific Approach to Anthropology
title_full_unstemmed The thick description of Clifford Geertz: An anti-scientific Approach to Anthropology
title_sort The thick description of Clifford Geertz: An anti-scientific Approach to Anthropology
author Balmaceda, Facundo Guadagno
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cultural anthropology; thick description; hermeneutics; interpretive anthropology.
topic cultural anthropology; thick description; hermeneutics; interpretive anthropology.
cultural anthropology; thick description; hermeneutics; interpretive anthropology.
description In this article, I analyse the ‘thick description’ notion developed by Clifford Geertz to explore its scope and limitations. It is not my intention to refute or consider invalid the approach developed by Clifford Geertz;  on the contrary, it is on his basis that I propose some corrections that are loose in his epistemological system. Some of his notions can be clarified, and others are wrong. I will discuss his (i) ontology, (ii) individualistic method, (iii) arbitrary notion of truth and (iv) the development of what a ‘thick description is’. To analyse this concept in detail, I evaluate how it is operationalised in some of the author's texts. The analysis shows its limited explanatory capacity due to its idealistic approach to the concept of culture, which overlooks other approaches in anthropology. Finally, I conceptualise thick description by adding materialistic properties to it.
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