Can we learn anything from primitive cultures?
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Define primitive culture first
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Can they really learn anything from us? All cultures are both evolutionary and primitive at the same time. No culture is really superior to another. We are one human family with many faces, but we are all trying to face the future.
One thing we have learned from 'primitive cultures' is that human emotions are recognizable cross the gaps. Paul Ekman showed photos off white people to a tribe that had never seen white people before. They were able to accurately identify the emotion shown in the photo. THis helps show that emotions and their resultant facial expressions are universal, part of our genetic package.
Learning about other cultures allows insight into our own. Anthropologists don't like using the word 'primitive,' by the way. Some of these 'primitive' cultures have people who can recite epic poems, geneologies, and histories. Some other 'primitive' practices can include ways of protecting people from natural hazards or give people new medicines. One concrete example is that during the tsunamis in Indonesia, people in native villages did not die but people in cities did. This is because those 'primitive' people knew more about the land they were living on.
which one? we have its called evolution..
no
possibly to live together in harmony and help each other look after the weak and infirm to share and care for all
that is a load of *ollocks no we cannot because we have passed that stage we are more greedy and self centred
Ha, ha, ha, that how we got here ( to this point) I'd say we have learned a lot. Still can.
How about the fact that we don't need all this materialism and technology to survive! They did with out all that and did just fine.
Yes, how to live with others, how to respect nature and life
of course we can. the more we learn about primitive cultures (our ancestors) the more we will know about ourselves.
I assume by primitive you mean past cultures..i wouldn't use that adjective to describe third world countries.
its so important to study the past because it tends to repeat it's self, and if we can learn from our prior mistakes we can avoid making them now.(i.e. fall of Rome)
if by primitive you are implying 3world, then my answer is also yes that we need to study their cultures too. the more we learn about their lives, values, and people, the better our relationships with their countries will be, and the more we can help each other out.
Yes, how to draw for one thing.
Sure we do. The best part about primitive cultures is how they enjoy the simple things in life. There's a show on The Discovery Channel called The Tribe. And what you are able to see here is a group of people, raised far from the stress and pressures of modern life. To these people, things like family and friends and even simple activities like fishing or hunting have an entirely different meaning.
What strikes the most, is the connection they have with their surroundings. Some hunters even ask permission to mother nature to take a bird or any other animal to feed themselves and whenever they have the chance they give it back in some way. Our society lost that kind of contact centuries ago and there's nothing, no technology, no science that can take us back to that stage.
Oh hell yeah!! We can learn a lot from "primitive" cultures
We can learn to live in harmony with nature, live off our means instead of consuming copious amounts of material goods and learn to work together instead of bitching about things all the time.
first of all,you should know that there is no such thing in the world as primitive
the word primitive has lost its original meaning
you should read about cultural relativism
every culture is perfectly legitimated by its own worldwiew---and,so,yes,there is a lot wecould learn about from primitive cultures,like being not so material and getting back to our own,simple and pure human nature.
thank you
Yes!! Lots!!
think it reminds us of the difference between 'needs' and 'wants'
The greatest lesson they could teach us is :
Happiness does NOT come from Material Wealth but living in harmony with ourselves, those around us and the natural world!
PITY we cant seem to LEARN IT!
suppose if you want to know more about someone then it is good to know his/her culture. lol.
so i think we can and this will help shape our views on other cultures not just our own
Every thing that looks new and modern today will some day become primitive for the coming generation, I think every action of a man is teaching something, whether old or new, ever thing adds to modernization step by step..it is just like a baby who first learns crawling , then to walk and then to run. Primitive cultures make us think today, about the wrong and right decisions. we are always referring to the past to find out , how people had found solution to their problems as it guides us at every stage of our life.
Primitive is a very leading word to use, if you're talking about contemporary cultures then it sounds like you're implying some kind of cultural superiority. If you're talking about the culture of prehistoric groups who are no longer alive, then sure, we can learn a lot from it, trying to piece together how people lived their lives from the artefacts they left behind.
In fact, we can learn a lot from all cultures today, regardless of the level of technology used in a culture; you can learn from anyone or anything. I'm just not comfortable with the way you phrased the question and I don't know exactly what you're trying to ask.
Of course, by comparing with our own, we can ascertain
as to which is useful and we can improve ourselves.
we can learn different ways of life, language and their culture in general. It is important to see that everyone is not like ourselves and see that others have different ways of doing things and should be respected and not trampled upon because we think they are primitive or need to be like us, not being ethnocentric and coming with an open mind allows us to see the bigger picture and learn different ways of life.
Were do you think we started from ?
Yes we have learn ed from them, that is why we have `moved on `to the next stage in our development.
Yes - Welsh people learned to speak English, didn't they?
Of course. Contentment with teh simple things in life..community spirit...what it is like to belong.
hmmmmmmmmmmm 'primitive cultures' Now that's a problem. You may find that this devolved society called 'The western world' Is in fact the most primitive and devolved of cultures.
In every culture if you take your time to study it, you will at least extract something of value. Culture differences if looked at another angle can be beneficial to those who need to promote better life to all people.
Just as cultural differences are a part of our life, so is cultural change. At present those who need to learn are those still following primitive lifestyles. But one would argue, to change to what, western culture? Christianity in its primitive form has transformed many of us to be what we are today - to be philathropists. But the culture of war has caused untold suffering to many people around the world. Wars have been fought since time immemorial, and still with us in the 21st century and still people don't learn anything.
Overall, I believe, we can learn something from a cultural group like the Amish, a people still following primitive traditions but coping well in this troubled world of ours.
we are a primitive culture, we only advanced in scienc and materialism, but like ancient times we stil have killers theives rouges liars wars, jeolousy hate anger , the list goes on we havent overcome anything we are such a backward imbosilic world that we are about to anhialate ourselves. the trouble is we think we are wanderfull just because we got mobiles and stuff, we are not we are backward.
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