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Subject: What exactly is anthropology?

The cake is a pie

I mean, I know what it means on the surface. Anthropology is the study of man. But ... don't we already study ourselves in a variety of ways? Don't psychology, physiology, philosophy and history already cover everything that anthropology claims to? To be fair, I've only ever read two 'anthropological' books; Campbell's Hero, and -blam!- Ludens. But in -blam!- Ludens, the anthropologist Huizinga starts by ruling out what he's not looking at. He disregards the scientific approach of explanation and empiricism, but also of philosophical rationalism, and claims that what is left is the anthropological approach. And I'm just sitting here, trying to work out what the hell that means.

  • 12.05.2012 2:18 PM PDT

"A good player wins a 1v1, a great player avoids one." - T00lB0X

Bugs?

  • 12.05.2012 2:19 PM PDT

Congratulations. You're literate!

"Anthropologists study topics including the origin and evolution of -blam!- sapiens, the organization of human social and cultural relations, human physical traits, human behavior, the variations among different groups of humans, how the evolutionary past of -blam!- sapiens has influenced its social organization and culture, and so forth." --Wikipedia

  • 12.05.2012 2:19 PM PDT

Anthropology is the study of humans, past and present. To understand the full sweep and complexity of cultures across all of human history, anthropology draws and builds upon knowledge from the social and biological sciences as well as the humanities and physical sciences. A central concern of anthropologists is the application of knowledge to the solution of human problems. Historically, anthropologists in the United States have been trained in one of four areas: sociocultural anthropology, biological/physical anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics. Anthropologists often integrate the perspectives of several of these areas into their research, teaching, and professional lives.

  • 12.05.2012 2:20 PM PDT

Please stop complaining about the 'death of a loved one' it's my job. They probably deserved it anyways. Here's a warning, if you keep making pentagrams out of the neighbors livestock I will personally come to your house and kill everyone you love. Now leave me alone, I got to get back to work.
~M.D~

Google is your friend.

  • 12.05.2012 2:20 PM PDT

The cake is a pie


Posted by: A Pimpin Lady
Anthropology is the study of humans, past and present. To understand the full sweep and complexity of cultures across all of human history, anthropology draws and builds upon knowledge from the social and biological sciences as well as the humanities and physical sciences. A central concern of anthropologists is the application of knowledge to the solution of human problems. Historically, anthropologists in the United States have been trained in one of four areas: sociocultural anthropology, biological/physical anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics. Anthropologists often integrate the perspectives of several of these areas into their research, teaching, and professional lives.

Much better. Thanks.

  • 12.05.2012 2:23 PM PDT

The cake is a pie


Posted by: mister death
Google is your friend.

I've google'd so much google that I don't even google the google anymore. That's why I'm asking here.

  • 12.05.2012 2:23 PM PDT

In a time long past, the armies of the dark came again to the lands of men. Their leaders became known as the fallen lords, and their terrible sorcery was without equal in the west.
In 30 years they reduced the civilized nations into carrion and ash. Until the free city of Madrigal alone defined them. An army gathered there, and a desperate battle was joined against the fallen
Heros were born in the fire and bloodshed of the wars which followed and their names and deeds will never be forgotten

I am signed up for that because it fulfills an elective credit at my college. Still not sure if I am going to stick with it, it sounds like a hard class.

[Edited on 12.05.2012 2:24 PM PST]

  • 12.05.2012 2:24 PM PDT