"We do not discuss the anatomical, physiological, and……" — Franz Boas
"We do not discuss the anatomical, physiological, and mental characteristics of man considered as an individual; but we are interested in the diversity of these traits in groups of men found in different geographical areas and in different social classes."
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Franz Boas
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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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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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