Article ID: CBB835841462

Cultural Relativism and Biological Determinism: A Problem in Historical Explanation (2019)

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This essay seeks to explain how Ashley Montagu, the American anthropologist, could have been both a cultural relativist and a biological determinist, two stances that seem to be opposites. The essay argues that the seeming contradiction can be resolved by placing Montagu in his historical contexts and by understanding what he meant by “biological determinism.”

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Authors & Contributors
Waidner, Isabel
Hegger, Ian Michael
Tambolo, Luca
Morning, Ann
Sirgiovanni, Elisabetta
Blevins, Jeffrey
Concepts
Relativism (philosophy)
Anthropology
Determinism
Philosophy of science
Skepticism
Science and race
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
21st century
Early modern
Renaissance
Places
Americas
United States
Italy
Great Britain
Institutions
Canadian Mental Health Association
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