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?