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Review Essay: The Mind as a Scientific Object

Itay Shani

University of the Witwatersrand

The prevailing message of this volume lies in the claim that psychology ought to come to terms with the irreducible cultural dimensions of mind. Though this is an important message, the author argues that an uncritical shift in favor of a cultural approach runs the risk of imposing uniquely human characteristics on the general study of the mind. Moreover, by treating the nature-nurture dichotomy as an axiom, the bulk of the articles in this collection fail to consider the possibility of transcending this basic dualism. Nevertheless, this is a rewarding read and the book's plea for a greater emphasis on the cultural aspects of mind makes it both timely and unique.

Key Words: culturalism • dualism • naturalism • normativity • systems theory

Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Vol. 37, No. 2, 229-241 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0048393107299729
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