Franz Boas
Franz Boas
Franz Uri Boas was a German-American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology". His work is associated with the movement of anthropological historicism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth9 July 1858
CityMinden, Germany
CountryUnited States of America
Franz Boas quotes about
ethical-standards good-man way
Courtesy, modesty, good manners, conformity to definite ethical standards are universal, but what constitutes courtesy, modesty, good manners, and definite ethical standards is not universal. It is instructive to know that standards differ in the most unexpected ways
historical development domain
The historical development of the work of anthropologists seems to single out clearly a domain of knowledge that heretofore has not been treated by any other science
tasks differentiation causes
It is our task to inquire into the causes that have brought about the observed differentiation, and to investigate the sequence of events that have led to the establishment of the multifarious forms of human life
teaching relative-value other-cultures
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.
father home emotional
My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom
teaching mind may
I object to teaching of slogans intended to befog the mind, of whatever kind they may be