Some Anthropological Assumptions

There is somewhat like metaphysics that even experts have to prove there is an existence for metaphysics. Anthropology, in other way, propels people to believe that there might be some benefits of learning. Comparing with philosophy, I’ve never thought of what good is of learning philosophy because it is so intriguing to learn it. Instead anthropology is making me to think despite it is for a while- what’s good of learning it? Having studied primatology, one aspect of anthropology, I’ve realized that there is some assumptions underlying ourselves that we used to believe, trust on and make faith of.

1. Driven by our curiosity, we do unmindfully believe learning anthropology would be advantageous to our thinking process or awareness.
2. Unlike history dealing with modern history and cultures, anthropology in some aspects is researching into primates’ fossils and animals such as apes and monkeys, bearing a likeness to humans so that humans could learn of their origins and habitats.
3. There could be similarities between humans and apes whereas humans’ cultures are so distinct with apes’ living styles.

There assumptions are as alike as David Hume’s matter of facts that we could only choose to believe. If we are not content, and trying to figure out why we are spontaneously inclined to so-called ‘anthropological assumptions’, we might end up like me confining into a space that unable to step further more. And deny lot of things. a short piece of thoughts