"In other words, we are interested in the……" — Franz Boas
"In other words, we are interested in the anatomical and mental characteristics of men living under the same biological, geographical, and social environment, and as determined by their past."
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22 Quotes by Franz Boas
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If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be…
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Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not…
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The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races…
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No one has ever proved that a human being, through his descent from a certain group of people, must of…
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Its [the anthropological method] power to make us understand the roots from which our civilization has sprung, that it impresses…
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There is no fundamental difference in the ways of thinking of primitive and civilized man. A close connection between race…
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It is clear, from these considerations, that the three methods of classifying mankind-that according to physical characters, according to language,…
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Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through…
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It is our task to inquire into the causes that have brought about the observed differentiation, and to investigate the…
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My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his…
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I hope I may have succeeded in presenting to you, however imperfectly, the currents of thought due to the work…
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My parents had broken through the shackles of dogma
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More Anatomical Quotes
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one of 21 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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War technology is science in the service of obscene anatomical vandalism.
— Stan Goff
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I'm conflicted. On one hand, I don't want to say that because you were a man and now you're a…
— Tim Gunn
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Since the point of erotica is to offer the consumer sexual experiences without having to compromise with the demands of…
— Steven Pinker
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Cubism is an anatomical chart of a way of seeing external objects. But I want to confuse the meaning of…
— Jasper Johns
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When I began to photograph nudes, I let myself be guided by this camera, and instead of photographing what I…
— Bill Brandt
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Darwin's prediction of rampant, albeit gradual, change affecting all lineages through time is refuted. The record is there, and the…
— Niles Eldredge
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Some determined advocates of the vegetable system maintain, that the teeth and stomach of the monkey correspond, in structure, very…
— Sarah Josepha Hale
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Other anatomical changes associated with long-duration space flight are definitely negative: the immune system weakens, the heart shrinks because it…
— Chris Hadfield
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Letters do love one another. However, due to their anatomical differences, some letters have a hard time achieving intimacy.
— Ellen Lupton
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To your care and recommendation am I indebted for having replaced a half-blind mathematician with a mathematician with both eyes,…
— Frederick The Great
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Biologically, man is still the great amateur of the animal kingdom; he is unique in his lack of anatomical and…
— Rene Dubos
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It seems to me that you are solving a problem which goes beyond the limits of physiology in too simple…
— Alexander Herzen
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