1. boas - Noun
3. Boas - Proper noun
of Boa
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter establishing formal similarities among the needlecases, Boas shows how certain formal features provide a vocabulary out of which individual artisans could create variations in design. Source: Internet
Although Boas did not pursue this reversal systematically, his article on alternating sounds illustrates his awareness that scientists should not be confident about their objectivity, because they too see the world through the prism of their culture. Source: Internet
Alienated by growing antisemitism and nationalism as well as the very limited academic opportunities for a geographer in Germany, Boas decided to stay in the United States. Source: Internet
After working with Goldenweiser for a year, he sent her to work as a graduate student with Franz Boas at Columbia University in 1921. Source: Internet
Although Boas was making a very specific contribution to the methods of descriptive linguistics, his ultimate point is far reaching: observer bias need not be personal, it can be cultural. Source: Internet
Against the popular method of drawing analogies in order to reach generalizations, Boas argued in favor of an inductive method. Source: Internet