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Cultural AnthropologyNoble Savage v. Savage BeastAssumptions About Cultural AnthropologyANTY 101D 1st Edition Lecture 19Cultural Anthropology Noble Savage v. Savage Beast-Life in a ‘state of nature’-Thomas Hobbes “Life is nasty, brutish, and short”• Society requires centralized authority with power to enforce rules so that selfish humans could survive and thrive • Civilization is necessary -Jean Jacques Rousseau: humans in a state of nature were more altruistic and cooperative; civilization warps the naturally salutary proclivities of humans, making them greedy• came up with the idea of the “noble savage”-Alternate theories of ‘basic human nature’-Dobe Ju/‘hoansi • Don’t live in villages or settlements• Don’t have a chief, leader, or laws • Closest alignment of Rousseau’s theory Assumptions About Cultural Anthropology These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-Nothing that humans do is natural • Everything we have to do to survive is fundamentally cultural • Cant find link between certain behaviors and our DNA -Accepted that biologically we cannot describe human differences-Social forces is what mold and shape most of our actions and behaviors Culture is in opposition to


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