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Aa Gould key questions
These are key questions in understanding the “The Geometer of Race” article..
1. What are the two main reasons that Blumenbach gave for naming the ‘Western’ racial group after the Caucasian mountains?
One is the maximal beauty of people from this small region, caucasian, and another is the probability that humans were first created in this area. (Emi)
the maximal beauty of people from this small region, and the properbility that humans were first created in this area.(Yu)
The two main reason is the maximal beauty of people from this small region,and the properbility that humans were first created in this area.(Yuko)
Good answers- Owen
2. How did the addition of the ‘Malay’ race alter Linnaeus’ system?
Blumenbach radically changed the geometry of human order from a geographically based model as Linnaean defined, without explicit ranking to a hierarchy of worth, oddly based upon perceived beauty, and fanning out in two directions from a Caucasian ideal. (hanako) (Paraphrase please - Owen)
Although Linneaus defined human order by only geography, Blumenbach defined by both geograph and beauty based on his subjectivity thought that caucasian is most beautiful. (Hanako)
3. What criteria did Linnaeus use to distinguish between races?
He try to make his primary geographic division firm by secondary division of races by the colour of skin, posture, and humor. (Shin) (Owen)
He distinguished people by location and then by noting color of skin, humor, posture. (Reina) (Owen)
4. What are the formal titles given to Linnaeus’ and Blumenbach’s taxonomies?
Taxonomy of Linnaeus is Systema Naturae as the formal title. Blumenbach's is given De Generis Humani Varietate Nativa as the title. (Akinori)
Linnaeus' Systema Naturae
Blumenbach's De Generis Humani Varietate Nativa
(On the Natural Variety of Mankind)
5. What evidence did Blumenbach cite to support his theory that all humans originated from the same species?
Missing answer here - this answer is quite an important one - Owen
6. What did Blumenbach mean by ‘degenerations’?
'Degenerations' means ‘variations‘. (Eri)
7. What evidence does Gould cite to illustrate that Blumenbach was not racist in his thinking?
He cited the fact that Blumenbach believed in the mental and moral equality of all peoples and avoided the use of racist ranking, believing that all humankind belonged to "one and the same species." (kanako) (Owen)
Blumenbach defined five groups of humans without humanness or human nature but with geography and appearance. (Tomohiko) (Answer is not especially relevant to this question - Owen)
He quoted Blumenbach's major argument that all supposed racial characteristics grade constantly from one people to another and cannot define any separate group.(Kosuke) (Owen - this is the most relevant answer)
8. What is the final point that Gould makes in this article, his conclusion?
Blumenbach has changed Linnaeus’s unranked geographic model to a hierarchical order of implied human worth. This led to promote a great deal social sorrow, because ideas can create sensation and have the power of producing human history. (Yuki)
By referring to 1776 and The Declaration of Independence and Blumenbach's treatise, we can see that the power of ideas can make history and peoples' lives happy, as well as sorrowful. (kei)
9. In your text, draw and label a diagram below to represent Blumenbach’s Model.
Folks- these are a good set of answers that will be useful for your individual analysis for your ARP, Essay, and PWT - Owen, October 17.
1. What are the two main reasons that Blumenbach gave for naming the ‘Western’ racial group after the Caucasian mountains?
One is the maximal beauty of people from this small region, caucasian, and another is the probability that humans were first created in this area. (Emi)
the maximal beauty of people from this small region, and the properbility that humans were first created in this area.(Yu)
The two main reason is the maximal beauty of people from this small region,and the properbility that humans were first created in this area.(Yuko)
Good answers- Owen
2. How did the addition of the ‘Malay’ race alter Linnaeus’ system?
Blumenbach radically changed the geometry of human order from a geographically based model as Linnaean defined, without explicit ranking to a hierarchy of worth, oddly based upon perceived beauty, and fanning out in two directions from a Caucasian ideal. (hanako) (Paraphrase please - Owen)
Although Linneaus defined human order by only geography, Blumenbach defined by both geograph and beauty based on his subjectivity thought that caucasian is most beautiful. (Hanako)
The addition of a Malay category radically changed the human order from geography to hierarchy based on beauty, with Caucasians as the ideal. (Akiko Y)
3. What criteria did Linnaeus use to distinguish between races?
He try to make his primary geographic division firm by secondary division of races by the colour of skin, posture, and humor. (Shin) (Owen)
He distinguished people by location and then by noting color of skin, humor, posture. (Reina) (Owen)
4. What are the formal titles given to Linnaeus’ and Blumenbach’s taxonomies?
Taxonomy of Linnaeus is Systema Naturae as the formal title. Blumenbach's is given De Generis Humani Varietate Nativa as the title. (Akinori)
Linnaeus' Systema Naturae
Blumenbach's De Generis Humani Varietate Nativa
(On the Natural Variety of Mankind)
(Takuya, AkikoK,group4)
5. What evidence did Blumenbach cite to support his theory that all humans originated from the same species?
Missing answer here - this answer is quite an important one - Owen
6. What did Blumenbach mean by ‘degenerations’?
'Degenerations' means ‘variations‘. (Eri)
7. What evidence does Gould cite to illustrate that Blumenbach was not racist in his thinking?
He cited the fact that Blumenbach believed in the mental and moral equality of all peoples and avoided the use of racist ranking, believing that all humankind belonged to "one and the same species." (kanako) (Owen)
Blumenbach defined five groups of humans without humanness or human nature but with geography and appearance. (Tomohiko) (Answer is not especially relevant to this question - Owen)
He quoted Blumenbach's major argument that all supposed racial characteristics grade constantly from one people to another and cannot define any separate group.(Kosuke) (Owen - this is the most relevant answer)
8. What is the final point that Gould makes in this article, his conclusion?
Blumenbach has changed Linnaeus’s unranked geographic model to a hierarchical order of implied human worth. This led to promote a great deal social sorrow, because ideas can create sensation and have the power of producing human history. (Yuki)
By referring to 1776 and The Declaration of Independence and Blumenbach's treatise, we can see that the power of ideas can make history and peoples' lives happy, as well as sorrowful. (kei)
9. In your text, draw and label a diagram below to represent Blumenbach’s Model.
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