人类学之“感”

感官是人与其周遭世界沟通的通道，我们对世界的感知包含生理和文化两个面向。感官这一普遍机能，在不同文化、不同社会、不同人群对中的分类、概念、理解都大相径庭。感官内部也存在着等级和分野。人类学以此感官的文化面向为焦点展开研究，取得成效的同时，但仍需面对“身心二元”与“感官分野”的困扰。

Sense--A Perspective of Anthropology

Our sense is the medium of our interaction with the world around us,which op- erates both physiologically and culturally. Universal to us,sense differs in category,concept and understanding in terms of various cultures,societies and groups. Within it there are hierarchy and divide. The anthropological study of sense places stress on its cultural aspect. It is still nagged by Descartes Dualist and sense divide in spite of its increasing achievement.