Article ID: CBB909376600

The Intertwining of Culture and Nature: Franz Boas, John Dewey, and Deweyan Strands of American Anthropology (2015)

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This article argues that John Dewey, influenced by Franz Boas and early American anthropology, made the first attempt to understand nature from a modern anthropological perspective. We first explain how Boas helped develop the culture concept, which played a key role in the development Dewey’s own understanding of experience. In support of our interpretation of Dewey’s anthropology of nature, we conclude with some consideration of how Dewey’s anthropological philosophy served as an inspiration for anthropologists Ruth Benedict, Gene Weltfish, Alexander Lesser, and Leslie White.

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Authors & Contributors
Yang, Elisabeth M.
Zumwalt, Rosemary Lévy
Wall, John
John J. Stuhr
Brady, Michael
Sheppard, Dore A.
Concepts
Social sciences
Cultural anthropology
Anthropology
Psychology
Philosophy
Science and politics
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century, late
20th century
Places
United States
Germany
Europe
Great Britain
England
Americas
Institutions
Columbia University
Mass-Observation
Vienna Circle
United States Navy
University of Chicago
American Museum of Natural History, New York
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