If I remember correctly, a writer is someone who wants to convey information. Language or writing is a code. Clifford Geertz codeconveycorrectly Change image and share on social
Most anthropologists are doing straightforward ethnography, and should. Clifford Geertz anthropologistethnographystraightforward Change image and share on social
My instincts are always against people who want to fasten some sort of hegemony onto things. Clifford Geertz fastenhegemonyinstinct Change image and share on social
I'm writing a review of three books on feminism and science, and it's about social constructionism. So I would say I'm a social constructionist, whatever that means. Clifford Geertz bookconstructionismconstructionist Change image and share on social
I agree with Chomsky in almost nothing. When it comes to innate structures and so on, I'm very skeptical. Clifford Geertz agreechomskyinnate Change image and share on social
I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves. Clifford Geertz africaafricanconvince Change image and share on social
The North African mule talks always of his mother's brother, the horse, but never of his father, the donkey, in favor of others supposedly more reputable. Clifford Geertz africanbrotherdonkey Change image and share on social
I don't feel that an atmosphere of debate and total disagreement and argument is such a bad thing. It makes for a vital and alive field. Clifford Geertz aliveargumentatmosphere Change image and share on social
Gender consciousness has become involved in almost every intellectual field: history, literature, science, anthropology. There's been an extraordinary advance. Clifford Geertz advanceanthropologyconsciousness Change image and share on social
Two people have been really liberating in my mind; one is Wittgenstein and the other is Burke. I read Burke before he was a secular saint, before everyone was reading him. Clifford Geertz burkeliberatemind Change image and share on social