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Anthropology Appreciating Human Diversity Summary

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To quote from Eric Wolf’s book entitled Anthropology, he describes Anthropology as “both the most scientific of all humanities and the most humanistic of all the sciences” (88). As a social science, Anthropology can easily be classified as one of the most scientific of all humanities because it is the study of social behavior and applies scientific principles to have a better understanding of human behavior and the like. The other description made by Wolf is how it is considered to be the most humanistic of all sciences, which will be the focus of this paper. Conrad Phillip Kottak, the author of Anthropology: Appreciating Human Diversity, discusses that what makes anthropology a humanistic science is because it is “devoted to discovering, …show more content…

Humanism is defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary as a system of values and beliefs that is based on the idea that people are basically good an that problems can be solved using reason instead of religion and stresses and individual’s dignity and worth and capacity for self-realization through reason. Toni Flores Fratto says: “The central focus, as we see it, of humanistic anthropology is the individual human being. Not culture, be it noted, and not society, which are vital and indispensable concepts but, after all, ultimately mediating factors. No, the focus is on the individual and, more specifically, on the individual’s striving for freedom and creativity within the confines and opportunities of nature, culture, and society” (“What is Humanistic Anthropology?”). The concept of humanistic anthropology is an important aspect to understand what makes anthropology humanistic by focusing on an individual’s experiences, capabilities, and purpose. The idea of humanistic anthropology focuses on an individual within the nature, culture, and society that they live in. As stated earlier, it studies the capacity of an individual striving for freedom and creativity. Although this particular study does not take society and culture into account, I still believe that both have a significant impact on determining the capacity of an individual, as seen in C. Wright Mill’s sociological

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In other words, it is the study of everything human, from the way people eat, to the way they live, to the way they talk, think, act, or approach every day life. On the other hand, anthropology goes deeper than that. The research, experiments, experiences, memories, and science that anthropology provides help us understand and comprehend the world from a different perspective, distinct from any other. To start, anthropology is broken up to four significant subfields or disciplines such as, archaeology, ethnology, physical anthropology, and

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Pietro Aetino had the philosophy that humans should be just as recognized as God. When referring to Michelangelo in 1537, he declared, “Just as it is disgraceful and sinful to be unmindful of God so it is reprehensible and dishourable for any man of discerning judgement not to honour you as a brilliant and venerable artist…” (Doc 4.) Not only was praising Michelangelo for his talents, he was spreading the message not to be envious of people. Humanist believed that people had goodness and that it should be celebrated and developed.

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Humanism is the belief that human life should take priority over the divine, and as it spread throughout Europe, religion began to become a much less significant aspect of people’s

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In modern television shows today one can see how many shows have one or more philosophical meaning in the show. Whether is be humanism, dualism, or rationalism one can find them intergraded in by the way the characters think or act. Humanism is when one puts all the importance on a person rather than in a god or a supernatural figure. A humanist is someone who only thinks about themselves and what would be best for them. An example of a television show that has many humanism characteristics in it is Grey’s Anatomy.

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Comparing and Contrasting the Red Badge of Courage and Soldier’s Heart Soldier’s Heart and The Red Badge of Courage are both very similar. They both include young boys enlisting for the Union to fight in the Civil War. Charley and Henry are both in for a rude awakening for what is bound to happen. Both boys change, one for the better and one for the worst. War is a terrible thing and both boys are soon to realize the reality of the decisions that they are making.

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Anthropology studies humanity, from its beginnings millions of years ago to the present day. Anthropologists use Comparative Method to analyze data about cultures to learn and explain patterns of similarity and difference. Culture is a system of leaving which includes ideas, beliefs, practices, and places. Cultures are learned and dynamic. Every culture in the universal has their own beliefs and behaviors that assumed to be natural, normal, and the best.

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The characters from Lord of the Flies, Jack and Ralph, and Ishmael Beah of A Long Way Gone act on contrasting views of their responsibility in society. The manner in which they utilize advancements in technology -for the enhancement or destruction of society- reflect on their perceived role in it. William Golding and Ishmael Beah express through these characters that whether people hold on to or set aside the core values of humanity is the determining factor of their contribution to society. Humanity is distinguished by the willingness to contribute to the betterment of its race overall. Instead of acting out of self interest, working to enhance one’s species as a whole is what sets the human race apart.

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Anthropology is the study of people and is unique as a discipline because the discipline focuses on holism. Students are taught to look at an issue holistically before figuring out how to solve the problem they are seeing. The discipline is composed of several separate: Cultural, Linguistics, Archeology, Biological/Physical, and Applied Anthropology and many anthropologists often select one of the five fields to study, but they are still able to connect their own individual study to other aspects of human life (Nourse 2017, Powerpoint). Boas, in his article Alternating Sound, showcases an example of holism when he connected a study on phonetics of language and “sound blindness” to “alternating apperceptions”, and explained how it is reflective

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As its name suggests, humanism was a theory that was described by mixing worry with the history and activities of every individual, and their impacts on the world with religious obligation. Preceding Renaissance thinking Medieval Europe viewed life as wicked that individuals should just be worried about their obligation to God and the great beyond. The humanists suspected that each individual has regard and worth and thusly should summon the regard of each other individual. The humanistic development started amid the early Italian Renaissance with the rediscovery of the compositions of traditional Greeks and Romans, which were models of abstract style, as well as thought to be advisers for the comprehension of

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Humanism is the concept of being realistic, finding logical explanations to problems and questions, and the belief in people’s individuality. Another change that was different about the Renaissance is that everyone was focused on leaving a legacy. They lived to be remembered and wanted to do something that would leave a lasting impression on the world and the people in it. A

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