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Nominal Definitions of ‘Culture‘

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2022

Omar Khayyam Moore
Omar Khayyam Moore*
Affiliation:
Tufts College
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Many social scientists report that they find it difficult to frame adequate definitions of the important terms of the field. At present they are definition-shy. It is the purpose of this paper to show that this avoidance reaction is neither necessary nor desirable as a means for advancing social science. In order that this be made clear, an analysis of an important term will be presented. First, however, a few preparatory questions about the technique of defining must be asked and answered.

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Research Article
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , October 1952 , pp. 245 - 256
Copyright
Copyright © 1952, The Williams & Wilkins Company

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Footnotes

1

I wish to thank Dr. Richard Rudner of Tufts College, Systems Coordination Project, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. for his constructive criticisms of this article.

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