Re: Possibility of Anthropology

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Aaron 'Vern' Hamilton (vern@is.dal.ca) wrote:
: Like I said before, I *am* a bit rusty, but if we picture humans as
: purely biological organism subject to "pressures of ecology and
: evolution," are we not slipping into the realm of cultural materialism?
: *shudder* I don't know how I feel about that stuff :)
:
: Aaron H.

I'm sorry... Anthropologically speaking, I'm a 'newbie'. What do you
mean by 'cultural materialism', and why do you shudder?

Ted

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