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Richard Shweder Quotes

born 1945 United States

Richard A. Shweder (born February 17 1945) is an American cultural anthropologist and a significant figure in cultural psychology.

United States
Anthropologists

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The genius of culture is to create an ontological system so compelling that what is inside and outside of a person are viewed as of a piece, no seams and patches noticeable.

The knowable world is incomplete if seen from any one point of view, incoherent if seen from all points of view at once, and empty if seen from nowhere in particular.

Why do Men Barbecue? (2003)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Richard Shweder (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.