另外一个他者:灵长类社会研究在人类学中的价值

Another "Other":The Value of Primate Society Research in Anthropology

作为以人类的生物属性和文化属性为研究对象的人类学,不能完全回到以文化和社会为对象的社会文化人类学中,应该有其独立性。以灵长类研究为核心的生物人类学是人类学专业的主干基础课程,对于培养和提高学生的科学素质、科学思维方法和科学研究能力有着重要的作用。尤其是其对研究个体长期观察的强调,对于目前人类学的研究过于依赖访谈,而忽视对研究对象的长期观察,有着弥足珍贵的互补性。

Anthropology,which studies biological properties and cultural attributes of human beings,cannot fully return to social and cultural anthropology which focuses on culture and society.Therefore,anthropology should be independent.Biological anthropology,with the primates being the core of its research,is a major foundational course for anthropological studies.It plays an important role in cultivating and improving students＇ scientific abilities,scientific thinking methods and scientific research ability.In particular,as biological anthropology emphasizes long-term observation of the individuals,it is a precious complementary for current anthropology that overly depends on interviews while neglecting long-term observations.