It's always amusing to look at how something early in the 20th century was written in anthropology and how it's written now. There's been an enormous shift in how it's done, but yet you can't put your finger on someone who actually did it. Clifford Geertz 20thamuseanthropology share on social
I think what's known about neurology is still scattered and uncertain. Clifford Geertz neurologyscatteruncertain 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
Has feminism made us all more conscious? I think it has. Feminist critiques of anthropological masculine bias have been quite important, and they have increased my sensitivity to that kind of issue. Clifford Geertz anthropologicalbiasconscious Change image and share on social
The way in which mathematicians and physicists and historians talk is quite different, and what a physicist means by physical intuition and what a mathematician means by beauty or elegance are things worth thinking about. Clifford Geertz beautyelegancehistorian share on social
I do think the attempt to raise consciousness has succeeded. People are very aware of gender concerns now. Clifford Geertz attemptawareconcern Change image and share on social
