Concept

Ruth Benedict

Overview

American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948)

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Philosophers who discussed Ruth Benedict

• Friedrich Nietzsche
• Marshall McLuhan

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Opposing perspectives

• Apollonian and Dionysian

Place in the tradition

Part of Cultural relativism.

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