Edward Tylor
Considered one of the founders of cultural anthropology, known for his definition of culture and his theory of unilinear cultural evolution.
Quotes by Edward Tylor
The human race is a single species, and its variations are due to environmental and cultural factors.
The study of culture is a study of the human capacity for innovation and adaptation.
The progress of civilization is a progress toward greater rationality and greater enlightenment.
The study of man is a study of the most complex and interesting phenomenon in the universe.
The human mind is a mirror of the universe, reflecting its laws and its beauty.
The study of culture is a study of the human journey from savagery to civilization.
The progress of humanity is a progress toward greater self-awareness and greater self-mastery.
The study of anthropology is a study of the human condition in all its grandeur and its misery.
The human spirit is an unquenchable flame, ever striving for knowledge and for truth.
The study of culture is a study of the human quest for meaning and for purpose.
Culture or civilization... is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.
The history of mankind is a history of the development of culture.
Animism, the belief in spiritual beings, forms the basis of religion in primitive societies.
Primitive man is not a savage in the sense of being less intelligent, but rather in the stage of cultural evolution.
The soul of man is an immortal essence, surviving the death of the body.
Religion is a system of thought and action arising from the animation of nature.
Mythology is the groundwork of religion; it is the interpretation of the unknown.
The doctrine of survivals is key to understanding cultural evolution.
In studying the lower races, we find the roots of our own civilization.
Totemism reveals the early bonds of kinship in human society.