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Who among the ancient Greeks wrote detailed accounts of 'barbarian' peoples and compared their customs and beliefs to those of Athens?
Who among the ancient Greeks wrote detailed accounts of 'barbarian' peoples and compared their customs and beliefs to those of Athens?
Which group of philosophers were perhaps the first philosophical relativists, arguing that there can be no absolute truth?
Which group of philosophers were perhaps the first philosophical relativists, arguing that there can be no absolute truth?
What is the main focus of anthropology based on the information provided?
What is the main focus of anthropology based on the information provided?
What is the main reason why Herodotos and the Sophists' interest in human variation and cultural values fell short of being scientific?
What is the main reason why Herodotos and the Sophists' interest in human variation and cultural values fell short of being scientific?
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Who is considered a more credible ancestor of anthropology, based on the information provided?
Who is considered a more credible ancestor of anthropology, based on the information provided?
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What was the main achievement of Ibn Khaldun, as mentioned in the text?
What was the main achievement of Ibn Khaldun, as mentioned in the text?
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What did the Sophists argue, similar to many twentieth-century anthropologists, according to the text?
What did the Sophists argue, similar to many twentieth-century anthropologists, according to the text?
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Who among the following argued that experience was the only trustworthy source of valid knowledge?
Who among the following argued that experience was the only trustworthy source of valid knowledge?
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Which philosopher saw the social conditions of 'savages' as a utopian ideal?
Which philosopher saw the social conditions of 'savages' as a utopian ideal?
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Who made important contributions to the beginnings of a systematic, comparative study of culture through Lettres Persanes (‘Persian letters’)?
Who made important contributions to the beginnings of a systematic, comparative study of culture through Lettres Persanes (‘Persian letters’)?
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Which philosopher's philosophical approach became a source of inspiration for early social scientists due to its emphasis on experience?
Which philosopher's philosophical approach became a source of inspiration for early social scientists due to its emphasis on experience?
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Who tried to combine mathematics and empirical facts to produce general laws of society?
Who tried to combine mathematics and empirical facts to produce general laws of society?
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Which philosopher wrote detailed accounts of other peoples' customs and beliefs in the French Encyclopédie?
Which philosopher wrote detailed accounts of other peoples' customs and beliefs in the French Encyclopédie?
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