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The Savage Mind
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"The Savage Mind" Quotes

A groundbreaking exploration of the structures and patterns of human thought and culture.

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The world began without man, and it will complete itself without him.

Claude Lévi-Strauss

natureexistence

The scientific mind does not so much provide the right answers as ask the right questions.

Claude Lévi-Strauss

sciencecuriosity

In the scientific field, knowledge advances by funeral processions.

Claude Lévi-Strauss

knowledgeprogress

To understand a society, one must get inside it.

Claude Lévi-Strauss

societyunderstanding

The world is not a collection of objects, but a collection of events.

Claude Lévi-Strauss

worldperception

Humanity is divided into two: the people who work and the people who don't.

Claude Lévi-Strauss

humanitywork

Man is a creature who constantly reinvents himself.

Claude Lévi-Strauss

human natureadaptation

Culture is the sum of all the patterns of thought and behavior that are handed down from generation to generation.

Claude Lévi-Strauss

culturetradition

The mind of man is capable of anything.

Claude Lévi-Strauss

human mindpotential

The human race has not yet found the means to live in harmony with itself.

Claude Lévi-Strauss

humanityconflict