Waitz defined anthropology as "the science of the nature of man". By nature he meant matter animated by "the Divine breath"; i.e., he was an animist. Following Broca's lead, Waitz points out that anthropology is a new field, which would gather material from other fields, but would differ from them in the use of comparative anatomy, physiology, and psychology to differentiate man from "the animals nearest to him". He stresses that the data of comparison must be empirical, gathered by experimentation. The history of civilization as well as ethnology are to be brought into the comparison. It is to be presumed fundamentally that the species, man, is a unity, and that "the same laws of thought are applicable to all men". COUNT 5
QSN1 How did Waitz define anthropology? ANS1 the science of the nature of man QSN2 What philosophical perspective did Waitz hold? ANS2 an animist QSN3 What would anthropology use to differentiate man from the animals nearest him? ANS3 comparative anatomy, physiology, and psychology QSN4 What did Waitz stress that the data of comparison must be? ANS4 empirical QSN5 What history was to be brought into the comparison? ANS5 civilization