I've often been accused of making anthropology into literature, but anthropology is also field research. Writing is central to it. Clifford Geertz accuseanthropologycentral Change image and share on social
I'm an inveterate fox and not a hedgehog, so I always think you should try everything. Clifford Geertz foxhedgehoginveterate Change image and 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
I think what's known about neurology is still scattered and uncertain. Clifford Geertz neurologyscatteruncertain 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