Anthropologists and Therapists

Anthropologists scramble to show that the Other’s beliefs aren’t irrational – they make sense and do good explanatory work … in context.

Therapists labor to point out the irrationality of beliefs – that they do not obey strict rules of logic or evidence.

Explanations are goal-directed actions and attempts to capture the truth. So one question is: what are anthropologists and therapists trying to accomplish with their assertions?

Why is this Truth emphasized, and not that Truth?

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