Franz Uri Boas (July 9, 1858 – December 21, 1942) was a German-American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American A...
Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Franz Boas
Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness.
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. Franz Boas
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.
If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present. Franz Boas
If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present.
Do not look for the impossible, but do not let your path deviate from the quiet and steadfast insistence on full opportunities for your powers. Franz Boas
Do not look for the impossible, but do not let your path deviate from the quiet and steadfast insistence on full opportunities for your powers.
I object to teaching of slogans intended to befog the mind, of whatever kind they may be. Franz Boas
I object to teaching of slogans intended to befog the mind, of whatever kind they may be.
I hope I may have succeeded in presenting to you, however imperfectly, the currents of thought due to the work of the immortal Darwin which have helped to make anthropology what it is at the present time. Franz Boas
I hope I may have succeeded in presenting to you, however imperfectly, the currents of thought due to the work of the immortal Darwin which have helped to make anthropology what it is at the present time.
Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through which it has passed on its migrations, and the people with whom it came into contact, must be considered. Franz Boas
Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through which it has passed on its migrations, and the people with whom it came into contact, must be considered.
No one has ever proved that a human being, through his descent from a certain group of people, must of necessity have certain mental characteristics. Franz Boas
No one has ever proved that a human being, through his descent from a certain group of people, must of necessity have certain mental characteristics.
My parents had broken through the shackles of dogma. Franz Boas
My parents had broken through the shackles of dogma.
The behavior of an individual is determined not by his racial affiliation, but by the character of his ancestry and his cultural environment. Franz Boas
The behavior of an individual is determined not by his racial affiliation, but by the character of his ancestry and his cultural environment.
The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization. Franz Boas
The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization.
It is instructive to know that standards differ in the most unexpected ways. Franz Boas
It is instructive to know that standards differ in the most unexpected ways.
