[ANTH 100] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (46 pages long!)
30 Mar 2017
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Chapter one -- the anthropological perspective on the human. Dualistic, idealistic, and materialistic explanations of our world. Each society has different condition and idea of human nature. Dualism/ binary opposition: the view that reality is made up of two different yet equal forces. Ex) mind and matter, soul and body, spirit and flesh. Greek view: a human is made up of a material (physical) body inhibited by an ethereal mind or spirit. Christian view: a human consists of a soul that seeks god and a physical body that is tempted by the material world --- a conflict between good and evil (conflict dualism) Ex) christians believe that their true natures are spiritual not material and the body prevents the full development of mind or spirit. Ex)to put spiritual values above bodily needs would go against human nature. Ex) idealists claim that human nature is determined by the casual force of mind or spirit.
