Clifford Geertz Quotes

I Don't Think Things Are Moving Toward An Omega Point; I Think They're Moving Toward More Diversity

The North African Mule Talks Always Of His Mother's Brother, The Horse, But Never Of His Father, The Donkey, In Favor Of Others Supposedly More Reputable.

I Do Think The Attempt To Raise Consciousness Has Succeeded. People Are Very Aware Of Gender Concerns Now

If I Remember Correctly, A Writer Is Someone Who Wants To Convey Information. Language Or Writing Is A Code

I Think Feminism Has Had A Major Impact On Anthropology

I'm Writing A Review Of Three Books On Feminism And Science, And It's About Social Constructionism. So I Would Say I'm A Social Constructionist, Whatever That Means

I Was Trained In The '50s As A New Critic. I Remember What Literature Was Like Before The New Critics, When People Stood Up And Talked About Shelley's Soul And Such Things

I Don't Have The Notion That Everybody Has To Write In Some Single Academic Style

I Think What's Known About Neurology Is Still Scattered And Uncertain

The Point Of Literary Criticism In Anthropology Is Not To Replace Research, But To Find Out How It Is That We Are Persuasive.

I Don't Feel That An Atmosphere Of Debate And Total Disagreement And Argument Is Such A Bad Thing. It Makes For A Vital And Alive Field.

If There's Ever A Place Where You Can't Argue That You Can Put The Facts Over Here And The Text Over There And See If They Fit, It Is Surely In Anthropology