Franz Boas Quotes

Its [the Anthropological Method] Power To Make Us Understand The Roots From Which Our Civilization Has Sprung, That It Impresses Us With The Relative Value Of All Forms Of Culture, And Thus Serves As A Check To An Exaggerated Valuation Of The Standpoint Of Our Own Period, Which We Are Only Too Liable To Consider The Ultimate Goal Of Human Evolution, Thus Depriving Ourselves Of The Benefits To Be Gained From The Teachings Of Other Cultures And Hindering An Objective Criticism Of Our Own Work.

Related Authors

• Anatoliy Golitsyn
• Dusty Baker
• Gail Godwin
• Michael Stein
• Nicolas Bouvier
• Paul Lowe
• Penfist
• Roisin Murphy
• Seekerohan
• Stephen Donald Huff
• Steven Milloy
• Susanna Eun

Related Topics

• Quotes About Teammates Basketball

  Once you've done the mental work, there comes a point you have to throw yourself into the action and put your heart on the line. That means not only being — Phil Jackson

• Quotes About Accountability In Leadership

  Character in leadership comes down to two questions: Would you trade places with anyone under your command? Do you hold yourself to the same level of accountability as those for — Gary J. Byrne

• Andrzej Sapkowski Witcher Quotes

  It's an invention, a fairy tale devoid of any sense, like all the legends in which good spirits and fortune tellers fulfill wishes. Stories like that are made up by — Andrzej Sapkowski

• Can't Forgive Yourself Quotes

  So before you decide you can't forgive her, ask yourself if you want to live without her. We're only here for a short time, man. Don't waste it. — K.J. Bell

• Sweet Gesture Quotes

  Whenever I go to bars in London, people send me over Cosmopolitans. It's a very sweet gesture, but I don't like them, so they just sit there. — Kim Cattrall