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Robert H. Lowie,
(12 Jun 1883 - 21 Sep 1957)
Austrian-American anthropologist.
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Science Quotes by Robert H. Lowie, (1 quote)
Since biological change occurs slowly and cultural changes occur in every generation, it is futile to try to explain the fleeting phenomena of culture by a racial constant. We can often explain them—in terms of contact with other peoples, of individual genius, of geography—but not by racial differences.
— Robert H. Lowie,
An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (1934), 9.
See also:
- 12 Jun - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Lowie's birth.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
