ANT210H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Antiquities Trade, Psychopathy, Apophenia
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Scientific excavation and study of ancient human material remains. To understand our past; to discover who we are. Ultimately we are a curious animal, curious about our path. Understanding how society functions and how it will survive in the future. Keeping the history channel etc. on the air. Religion (martin luther"s comment about useful lie ) The belief that the past was more romantic than the present. Ancient people had knowledge of magic and other powers that we have lost. We can reclaim these powers if we could access the ancient knowledge. The same reason we stare at car crashes . Epistemology: the creation and dissemination of knowledge in particular areas of inquiry or the study of knowledge and justified belief. Cynical: pessimist, nothing sounds quite right, always looking at the dark side of an issue. That is masked (individuals appear confident, well-adjusted) but that is revealed over time.
