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'''Franz Boas''' (9 July 1858 – 21 December) 1942 was a | '''Franz Boas''' (9 July 1858 – 21 December) 1942 was a jewish self-proclaimed [[anthropologist]]. He was born in Germany but later moved to the United States. His academic qualifications were in geography, mathematics and physics, receiving a PhD in the latter. He had no formal education in anthropology but pursued it as a personal hobby. | ||
A self-proclaimed [[liberal]] who had admired the 1848 revolutions in Europe, Boas had an enormous and detrimental influence on American anthropology which was then exported. See the [[Boasian anthropology]] article. ย | A self-proclaimed [[liberal]] who had admired the 1848 revolutions in Europe, Boas had an enormous and detrimental influence on American anthropology which was then exported. See the [[Boasian anthropology]] article. ย | ||
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* [http://www.kevinmacdonald.net/chap2.pdf "The Boasian School of Anthropology and the Decline of Darwinism in the Social Sciences" by Dr. Kevin MacDonald] - PDF of the chapter on Boas in ''Culture of Critique'' provided at [[Kevin MacDonald]]'s website. | * [http://www.kevinmacdonald.net/chap2.pdf "The Boasian School of Anthropology and the Decline of Darwinism in the Social Sciences" by Dr. Kevin MacDonald] - PDF of the chapter on Boas in ''Culture of Critique'' provided at [[Kevin MacDonald]]'s website. | ||
=== Pre-Boasian | === Pre-Boasian jewish views === | ||
*[http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2012/02/jews-and-race-a-pre-boasian-perspective/ | *[http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2012/02/jews-and-race-a-pre-boasian-perspective/ jews and Race: A Pre-Boasian Perspective, Part 1] | ||
*[http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2012/02/jews-and-race-a-pre-boasian-perspective-part-2/ | *[http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2012/02/jews-and-race-a-pre-boasian-perspective-part-2/ jews and Race: A Pre-Boasian Perspective, Part 2] | ||
=== Peter Frost and criticisms === | === Peter Frost and criticisms === | ||
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*[http://evoandproud.blogspot.com/2015/04/more-on-younger-franz-boas.html More on the younger Franz Boas] | *[http://evoandproud.blogspot.com/2015/04/more-on-younger-franz-boas.html More on the younger Franz Boas] | ||
*[https://racehist.blogspot.nl/2015/04/reply-to-peter-frosts-most-recent.html Reply to Peter Frost's most recent bizarre attempt at rewriting history (part 1)] | *[https://racehist.blogspot.nl/2015/04/reply-to-peter-frosts-most-recent.html Reply to Peter Frost's most recent bizarre attempt at rewriting history (part 1)] | ||
*[https://racehist.blogspot.nl/2015/04/reply-to-peter-frost-part-2-boas-was_22.html Reply to Peter Frost (part 2): Boas was a product of German(- | *[https://racehist.blogspot.nl/2015/04/reply-to-peter-frost-part-2-boas-was_22.html Reply to Peter Frost (part 2): Boas was a product of German(-jewish) culture, not American culture] | ||
*[https://racehist.blogspot.nl/2015/04/reply-to-peter-frost-part-3-founding-of.html Reply to Peter Frost (part 3): The founding of the NAACP ] | *[https://racehist.blogspot.nl/2015/04/reply-to-peter-frost-part-3-founding-of.html Reply to Peter Frost (part 3): The founding of the NAACP ] | ||
*[https://racehist.blogspot.nl/2015/04/reply-to-peter-frost-part-4-grant-vs.html Reply to Peter Frost (part 4): Grant vs. Boas] | *[https://racehist.blogspot.nl/2015/04/reply-to-peter-frost-part-4-grant-vs.html Reply to Peter Frost (part 4): Grant vs. Boas] | ||
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*[http://www.understandingrace.org/resources/pdf/myth_reality/jantz.pdf Richard L. Jantz. The Meaning And Consequences of Biological Variation] - This paper was presented at the session โExploring the Nature of Human Biological Diversity: Myth v. Realityโ at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) 2003 Annual Meeting on November 21, 2003 in Chicago, Illinois. ย | *[http://www.understandingrace.org/resources/pdf/myth_reality/jantz.pdf Richard L. Jantz. The Meaning And Consequences of Biological Variation] - This paper was presented at the session โExploring the Nature of Human Biological Diversity: Myth v. Realityโ at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) 2003 Annual Meeting on November 21, 2003 in Chicago, Illinois. ย | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 28 February 2024
Franz Boas (9 July 1858 – 21 December) 1942 was a jewish self-proclaimed anthropologist. He was born in Germany but later moved to the United States. His academic qualifications were in geography, mathematics and physics, receiving a PhD in the latter. He had no formal education in anthropology but pursued it as a personal hobby.
A self-proclaimed liberal who had admired the 1848 revolutions in Europe, Boas had an enormous and detrimental influence on American anthropology which was then exported. See the Boasian anthropology article.
Related to this are influences on the American Anthropological Association, Cultural Marxism, noble savage, and race denialism.
External links
Kevin MacDonald
- "The Boasian School of Anthropology and the Decline of Darwinism in the Social Sciences" by Dr. Kevin MacDonald - PDF of the chapter on Boas in Culture of Critique provided at Kevin MacDonald's website.
Pre-Boasian jewish views
Peter Frost and criticisms
- The Franz Boas you never knew
- More on the younger Franz Boas
- Reply to Peter Frost's most recent bizarre attempt at rewriting history (part 1)
- Reply to Peter Frost (part 2): Boas was a product of German(-jewish) culture, not American culture
- Reply to Peter Frost (part 3): The founding of the NAACP
- Reply to Peter Frost (part 4): Grant vs. Boas
- Reply to Peter Frost (part 5): anthropology as the science of race
Claimed cranial morphology changes for US immigrants
- A reassessment of human cranial plasticity: Boas revisited — summary of paper by Corey S. Sparks and Richard L. Jantz critical of Boas's findings.
- Richard L. Jantz. The Meaning And Consequences of Biological Variation - This paper was presented at the session โExploring the Nature of Human Biological Diversity: Myth v. Realityโ at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) 2003 Annual Meeting on November 21, 2003 in Chicago, Illinois.