Untimely Anthropology

Contrary to what some may presume the kind of anthropology Francesco Remotti espouses is not a consoling representation of the exotic, that brackets off the injustice and the messiness of the world we live in. Remotti's «untimely» anthropology is inspired by Nietzsche's Untimely Meditations, he argues that it is only by looking at other cultures that we can develop a critical stance towards our own culture, and hence adopt an untimely stance towards our present moment and act to change it, to bring about a better future. Untimeliness then implies a necessary act of distancing to avoid being caught into our present to better grasp its limitations and contribute to fully develop its alternative possibilities.
 
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