Science Quotes

"The observer's position determines what is observed."

"Anthropology must embrace both analysis and understanding."

"The study of man must be comparative."

"Anthropology reveals the underlying order in human behavior."

"The study of society is the study of humanity itself."

"Human behavior follows patterns that can be understood."

"Society works through interconnected systems."

"The anthropologist who believes he is objective is merely blind to his own biases."

"Science that serves only power is not science but technology."

"Anthropology is not just the study of primitives; it is the study of mankind"

"To study man is to study the conditions of human existence"

"The human mind everywhere works according to the same fundamental laws"

"Human culture is the only truly universal human characteristic"

"The interpretation of cultures is a discipline that is not an exact science."

"Ritual is not superstition but a form of social technology developed over centuries."

"A science of society must be based on a clear understanding of the fundamental nature of human association."

"The comparative method allows us to see universal patterns beneath surface diversity."

"Functional analysis reveals how apparently disconnected practices serve coherent social purposes."

"The anthropologist observes not as an outsider but as a participant in human society."

"The body is a microcosm of society."

"Perception of danger is culturally constructed."

"Bodily functions are never merely biological."

"Cleanliness is a social achievement, not a natural state."

"Purity is always a cultural achievement."

"The body is never simply a biological entity."

"What we call our data are really our own constructions of other people's constructions."

"Science must be revised if it contradicts nature"

"The cybernetics of seeing is the seeing of cybernetics"

"The mind is immanent in the body"

"Evolution is the ultimate feedback system"