Anthropology Group Tries to Soothe Tempers After Dropping the Word ‘Science’
By NICHOLAS WADE - NYTIMES.COM
Added: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:18:39 UTC
The battle of the anthropologists — those who hew closely to scientific tradition versus those who take a more humanistic approach — flared again Monday, as the organization that represents both sides tried to patch things up.
The American Anthropological Association had caused a stir by dropping the word “science” from its long-range plan, angering the evidence-based anthropologists who worry about their field’s growing too soft. All three mentions of the word “science” were excised, and two were replaced by the phrase “the public understanding of humankind.”
On Monday, the association issued a statement of clarification, saying it recognizes “the crucial place of the scientific method in much anthropological research.”
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