How Archaeological Communities Think? Re-thinking Ludwik Fleck’s Concept of the Thought-Collective According to the Case of Serbian Archaeology
Apstrakt
While the history of archaeology is commonly considered as progressive, a linear development of scientific knowledge which invariably passes through four paradigmatic stages, the history of Serbian archaeology has evolved under numerous stimuli and found itself under the influence of local social conservatism in Yugoslavia throughout most of the twentieth century. There is a general consensus that archaeological concepts, practices, theories and methods originating from a west European context are adopted only in a delayed fashion into peripheral environments (such as Serbia). This would falsely imply that the subsequent development of archaeology in other regions has the same objectives in mind, which need not be the case for all movements of thought. The intersection of the theory of the thought-collective and the history of ideas in archaeology prompts specific areas for research, including questions that indicate where the epistemological limitations of archaeology in different his...torical contexts could be on the basis of informal aspects of communication among archaeologists. The example of Serbian archaeology is analysed using Fleck’s concepts to better view their strengths and weaknesses.
Ključne reči:
Serbian archaeology / Fleck’s conceptsIzvor:
Communities and Knowledge Production in Archaeology, 2020, 14-33Izdavač:
- Manchester University Press
Institucija/grupa
Arheologija / ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Milosavljević, Monika PY - 2020 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6138 AB - While the history of archaeology is commonly considered as progressive, a linear development of scientific knowledge which invariably passes through four paradigmatic stages, the history of Serbian archaeology has evolved under numerous stimuli and found itself under the influence of local social conservatism in Yugoslavia throughout most of the twentieth century. There is a general consensus that archaeological concepts, practices, theories and methods originating from a west European context are adopted only in a delayed fashion into peripheral environments (such as Serbia). This would falsely imply that the subsequent development of archaeology in other regions has the same objectives in mind, which need not be the case for all movements of thought. The intersection of the theory of the thought-collective and the history of ideas in archaeology prompts specific areas for research, including questions that indicate where the epistemological limitations of archaeology in different historical contexts could be on the basis of informal aspects of communication among archaeologists. The example of Serbian archaeology is analysed using Fleck’s concepts to better view their strengths and weaknesses. PB - Manchester University Press T2 - Communities and Knowledge Production in Archaeology T1 - How Archaeological Communities Think? Re-thinking Ludwik Fleck’s Concept of the Thought-Collective According to the Case of Serbian Archaeology EP - 33 SP - 14 DO - 10.7765/9781526134561.00008 ER -
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Milosavljević, M.. (2020). How Archaeological Communities Think? Re-thinking Ludwik Fleck’s Concept of the Thought-Collective According to the Case of Serbian Archaeology. in Communities and Knowledge Production in Archaeology Manchester University Press., 14-33. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526134561.00008
Milosavljević M. How Archaeological Communities Think? Re-thinking Ludwik Fleck’s Concept of the Thought-Collective According to the Case of Serbian Archaeology. in Communities and Knowledge Production in Archaeology. 2020;:14-33. doi:10.7765/9781526134561.00008 .
Milosavljević, Monika, "How Archaeological Communities Think? Re-thinking Ludwik Fleck’s Concept of the Thought-Collective According to the Case of Serbian Archaeology" in Communities and Knowledge Production in Archaeology (2020):14-33, https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526134561.00008 . .