anthropology
the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
the study of human beings' similarity to and divergence from other animals.
the science of humans and their works.
Also called philosophical anthropology. the study of the nature and essence of humankind.
Origin of anthropology
1Other words from anthropology
- an·thro·po·log·i·cal [an-thruh-puh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌæn θrə pəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, an·thro·po·log·ic, adjective
- an·thro·po·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
- pseu·do·an·thro·po·log·i·cal, adjective
- sem·i·an·thro·po·log·ic, adjective
- sem·i·an·thro·po·log·i·cal, adjective
- sem·i·an·thro·po·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use anthropology in a sentence
Her field is very new, this combination of biochemistry and cultural anthropology.
Machine learning researchers should stop ducking responsibility by claiming such considerations belong to other fields—data science or anthropology or political science.
A.I. needs to get real—and other takeaways from this year’s NeurIPS | Jeremy Kahn | December 15, 2020 | FortuneSo, those fields plus computer science — with their interest in artificial intelligence — and anthropology, all kind of converge in this one interdisciplinary field, which wants to use different methods and approaches to tackle the questions of mind.
Forget Everything You Know About Your Dog (Ep. 436) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 22, 2020 | FreakonomicsTyler Faith, an archeology and anthropology expert at the University of Utah who was not involved in the study, says this idea could possibly extend to other species that met their ends as the ice age melted away.
Climate change probably contributed to the woolly rhino’s rapid demise | Sara Kiley Watson | August 25, 2020 | Popular-ScienceTo do anthropology well, you had to alienate yourself from everything familiar, to take a slow train toward another way of seeing reality.
But I jumped off the science track early, and took only one class in anthropology in college.
Richard Kurin was a 19-year-old anthropology student in India when he experienced his material culture epiphany.
Hobbes lacked the data of archaeology and anthropology to inform his theories about the dangerous nature of pre-state existence.
Beyond Baghdad the line drawn between Syria, now the property of France, and Iraq was more cartography than anthropology.
“He is in a row,” says Erin Kimmerle, an associate professor of anthropology with USF, who is leading the excavation.
The Bone Collectors Get to Work at Florida’s Dozier School | Christine Pelisek | September 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBoulanger's ideas on philosophy, mythology, anthropology and history are of extraordinary interest today.
Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson CushingBut famous as he was as a surgeon, his name is associated most closely with the modern school of anthropology.
It was a work of observation, insight, and genius, and was a landmark in the progress of the science of anthropology.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerThe study of prehistoric anthropology in Russia, a vast territory, is still in its infancy.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerAmong these are several on anthropology, on political economy, and even on Darwinism.
British Dictionary definitions for anthropology
/ (ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒɪ) /
the study of humans, their origins, physical characteristics, institutions, religious beliefs, social relationships, etc: See also cultural anthropology, ethnology, physical anthropology, social anthropology
Derived forms of anthropology
- anthropological (ˌænθrəpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
- anthropologically, adverb
- anthropologist, noun
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Scientific definitions for anthropology
[ ăn′thrə-pŏl′ə-jē ]
The scientific study of humans, especially of their origin, their behavior, and their physical, social, and cultural development.
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Cultural definitions for anthropology
The scientific study of the origin, development, and varieties of human beings and their societies, particularly so-called primitive societies.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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