Holistic Perspective



holistic perspective
how does holistic anthropology differs from academic discipline?

anthropology uses a holistic perspective. How does this differ from other academic disciplines?

It doesn’t. It really, really doesn’t. I’m telling you this as an anthropologist myself; as someone who loves anthropology.

Anyone who tells you that anthropology is different from other academic disciplines because it is “holistic”; that it doesn’t have blind spots because it is inclusive of other disciplinary perspectives; or even that it is philosophically sound, is a damn fool. Anthropologists know better than to play “holism” as a trump card when the discipline remains fundamentally plagued by epistemological issues that are 35 years old.

I’m sorry if this doesn’t help you tell your teacher what she wants to hear. It’s just an untenable position to say that anthropology is more “holistic”, more often, than other academic disciplines. Anyone who’s attended a AAA meeting knows that “holism” hasn’t been the prevailing trend for a long time. If anything, the various sections have been drifting apart towards greater specialization (to the point of being colonized by other disciplines!).

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