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Living Philosophies, II An Anthropologist's Credo.

Living Philosophies, II An Anthropologist's Credo.

Authors :
Boas, Franz
Source :
Nation; 8/27/1938, Vol. 147 Issue 9, p201-204, 4p
Publication Year :
1938

Abstract

The author describes his general philosophical points of view. He gives details of the events which he thinks have determined his present thoughts. The background of his early thinking was a German home in which the ideals of the revolution of 1848 were a living force. His parents had broken through the shackles of religious dogma. An early intense interest in nature and a burning desire to see everything that the author heard or read about dominated his youth. He was shocked when one of his student friends, a theologian, declared his belief in the authority of tradition and his conviction that one had not the right to doubt what the past had transmitted to us.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00278378
Volume :
147
Issue :
9
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Nation
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
13513065