Abstract:Anthropology investigates the origin of civilization and the development of human society. Western anthropological studies originated in ancient Greece and continues to develop into the Present day. Evolving with new technologies and the advancements in cognitive science, this discipline plays an important role in cultural and social studies today. Anthropology originated in the West, but ancient Chinese scholars have long been concerned with many anthropological topics such as the origin of civilization, human culture, cultural history, and ethnic studies. This is not a coincidence. As early as the pre-Qin period, Chinese sages discussed primitive societies, socialization, and the formation of ethical systems from the perspective of the origin of human civilization. At the same time, pre-Qin thinkers studied the propositions of primitive evolution, and put forward theories such as “naturalness”, “natural balance”, and “natural selection”. Ancient Chinese scholars also conducted comprehensive discussions on the environment, biology, medicine and other disciplines. China’s ethnic and geographic diversity generates extensive ethnology, ethnography, folklores, archaeology, and linguistics data. These are valuable sources for analyzing the development of Chinese anthropological thought.
王海龙. 古代中国人类学思想渊源及融汇路径[J]. 《深圳大学学报》(人文社科版), 2023, 40(5): 26-36.
WANG Hai-long. A Brief Study on the Origin of Ancient Chinese Anthropological Thought. , 2023, 40(5): 26-36.
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