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Excerpt from Physical Anthropology: Its Scope and Aims; Its History and Present Status in the United States The publication in a book form of the articles that follow and which originally appeared in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, is to provide the student of anthropology in this country, in a handy form, with something that will assist him in laying the needed foundations for his chosen work, and in becoming acquainted with American anthropological bibliography. Organized progress in any branch of science is possible only when the field of that branch becomes well defined. But a definition to be of value must in a large measure be based on experience, and that not on individual but on the collective experience of the workers in that line. The history of a given branch of science thus becomes one of the essentials to the proper comprehension of the scope, objects and demarcations of that branch. These are the reasons for the association of the chapters on The Scope and Aims of Physical Anthropology with those on its History. The history here dealt with applies essentially to the United States and Canada. To extend it to Anthropology in all parts of the American continent and eventually all parts of the world where more or less development of the science has been realized, would be a most desirable task, but it is a task that can only be carried out through cooperation. Abroad something has already been done in this direction, particularly in France, the mother-country of physical anthropology (e.g., by Paul Topinard in his Elem. d'Anthrop. gen.); but no systematic effort extending to all civilized countries has as yet been attempted. Such an effort should be one of the first cares of the international Committee, Board, or Association of Anthropologists, towards the realization of which we are progressing. The text as now printed includes a number of corrections on matters called to the attention of the writer by correspondents. It is provided with a new detailed index to facilitate reference. And it is supplemented by the portraits of the men to whom American anthropology is most indebted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Physical Anthropology: Its Scope and Aims; Its History and Present Status in the United States An understanding of whatsoever exists, formulated and preserved in memory or in writing, is knowledge; and systematic search for knowl edge, on the basis of existing foundations of learning, is science. Being of the utmost utility, science constitutes the most important intel lectual function of mankind. A branch of science may be defined as a portion of systematized research that extends to closely related phenomena and has become the special function of a class of qualified observers. One of the most interesting and far-reaching of such branches is Anthropology. This has been frequently but somewhat vaguely defined as the science of man; perhaps a more fitting definition would be the comparative science of man, for its main characteristic, the criterium in fact, which differentiates it from many closely related branches of science, is that of comparison. More specifically Anthropology may also be defined as that portion of systematic research which deals with the differences, and causes of the differences, in structure, in function, and in all other manifestations of mankind, according to time, variety, place, and condition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The comparative study of humans as biological organisms, their evolution, and their physiological and anatomical functions and ecology of primates surveys the entire field and summarizes and organizes the basic knowledge, fundamental principles and development.

"Bibliography in physical anthropology," 1942/43- in Dec. issue.