Food, like sex, is one of the principal kinds of human activity that engage people when they wonder about how to account for different kinds of human behaviour. Marvin Harris accountactivitybehaviour Change image and share on social
The commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' does not say it's O.K. to kill some people and not others. Marvin Harris commandmentkillpeople Change image and share on social
If I can bring some light to bear on problems like that, I feel that people will be enlightened not only on the question but also on a way of approaching such questions. Marvin Harris approachbearbring Change image and share on social
There are very important and practical issues raised by following this alternative route which says, let's look to material conditions, to the systems of production, to the needs that human beings have, and to competing alternative solutions to the satisfaction of those needs. Marvin Harris alternativebeingcompete share on social
The answer has to be sought in the material conditions of the production and utilization of cattle in India compared with the production and utilization of cattle in other parts of the world. Marvin Harris answercattlecompare Change image and share on social
Yes, a general principle that comes out of research behind Good to Eat is that there are no world religions that have acted to decrease the potential for the nutritional well-being of their followers. Marvin Harris actdecreaseeat Change image and share on social
Pigs eat grass if they are very hungry, but they can't use it as a regular source of food. Marvin Harris eatfoodgrass Change image and share on social
Here you do have forests, where pigs could be raised by letting them root about in the forests for a good part of the year. Therefore, you have a different attitude toward them compared with what continues to exist in the Middle East. Marvin Harris attitudecomparecontinue share on social
Like most North Americans, I'd been raised on the notion that milk is the first food, and everybody must like it because it's so good and so important for growing up and for being healthy. Marvin Harris americanfoodgood Change image and share on social
