Convention was immediately recognized as a major contribution to the subject and its significance has remained undiminished since its first publication in 1969.

Convention was immediately recognized as a major contribution to the subject and its significance has remained undiminished since its first publication in 1969.

This book surveys several theoretical controversies in anthropology that revolve around reconciling the objective description of culture with the influence of i

David Lewis's work is of fundamental importance in many areas of philosophical inquiry and there are few areas of Anglo-American philosophy where his impact has