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...
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. Franz Boas
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.
My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom. Franz Boas
My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom.
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.
The passion for seeking the truth for truth's sake...can be kept alive only if we continue to seek the truth for truth's sake. Franz Boas
The passion for seeking the truth for truth's sake...can be kept alive only if we continue to seek the truth for truth's sake.
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. Franz Boas
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.
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. Franz Boas
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.
The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races all of whose members are foredoomed to eternal inferiority. Franz Boas
The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races all of whose members are foredoomed to eternal inferiority.
There is no fundamental difference in the ways of thinking of primitive and civilized man. A close connection between race and personality has never been established. Franz Boas
There is no fundamental difference in the ways of thinking of primitive and civilized man. A close connection between race and personality has never been established.
We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not consciously falsify the results of their researches. Franz Boas
We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not consciously falsify the results of their researches.