Alfred L. Kroeber
A prominent student of Franz Boas, he made significant contributions to cultural anthropology, particularly in the study of Native American cultures.
Quotes by Alfred L. Kroeber
Culture is the ultimate expression of human freedom.
The anthropologist must be a mirror to humanity.
Culture is the foundation of human identity.
The study of culture is the study of human interconnectedness.
Culture is the engine of human progress.
The anthropologist must be a champion of cultural diversity.
Culture is the art of being human.
The study of culture is the study of human destiny.
Culture is the ultimate human invention.
The anthropologist must be a perpetual student.
Culture is not a material thing, but a mental one.
The individual is but a product of his culture.
Anthropology seeks to understand the diversity of human ways of life.
The study of primitive peoples reveals the roots of our own civilization.
Language is the key to the mind of a culture.
History without anthropology is but a chronicle of kings.
The superorganic nature of culture transcends biology.
In the face of extinction, we must preserve the voices of the vanishing.
Culture evolves, but it is not Darwinian.
The anthropologist's task is to decode the symbols of society.