It Is Clear, From These Considerations, That The Three Methods Of Classifying Mankind-that According To Physical Characters, According To Language, And According To Culture-all Reflect The Historical Development Of Races From Different Standpoints; And That The Results Of The Three Classifications Are Not Comparable, Because The Historical Facts Do Not Affect The Three Classes Of Phenomena Equally. A Consideration Of All These Classes Of Facts Is Needed When We Endeavour To Reconstruct The Early History Of The Races Of Mankind.

-Franz Boas

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It Is Clear, From These Considerations, That

Franz Boas

It Is Clear, From These Considerations, That The Three Methods Of Classifying Mankind-that According To Physical Characters, According To Language, And According To Culture-all Reflect The Historical Development Of Races From Different Standpoints; And That The Results Of The Three Classifications Are Not Comparable, Because The Historical Facts Do Not Affect The Three Classes Of Phenomena Equally. A Consideration Of All These Classes Of Facts Is Needed When We Endeavour To Reconstruct The Early History Of The Races Of Mankind.

Topic

Character

Class

Race

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.

Teaching

Other Cultures

Civilization