Milieu and the “Intellectual Landscape”: Carl O. Sauer's Undergraduate Heritage

Abstract

This paper looks at Carl Sauer's undergraduate and pre-Berkeley experiences in relation to his more mature views of geography. A biographical approach is used to illustrate the link between milieu and intellectual development. It is argued that Sauer's undergraduate days in Warrenton. Missouri were decidedly significant in shaping his worldview and that his later writings are better understood in light of his childhood and adolescent experiences. The conclusion points to the need to re-evaluate the repeatedlv cited influence of Alfred Kroeber and Robert Lmwie on Sauer.

Tanatoturystyka. Od przestrzeni śmierci do przestrzeni turystycznej

“…W każdym środowisku społecznym można bowiem wyróżnić wyraźne cechy społeczne, takie jak mity, przesądy, praktyki religijne, które wpływają na budowanie modelu powszechnie obowiązującego sposobu myślenia w obrębie tejże kultury. Poczu-cie wspólnoty dla określonego społeczeństwa, które można dostrzec w materialnych wytworach kulturowych, jest tym, co można określić krajobrazem intelektualnym (KENZER 1985), którego interpretacja jest subiektywna (TUAN 1978).…”

Sauer, Archives, and Recollections

“…Unproven collective beliefs, they were myths. Martin Kenzer (1988,335) is rightly concerned about "the myths that surround [Sauer]" and Kenzer's (1985) assiduous work among the Sauer Papers and in other archives is to be warmly commended. Kenzer might use similar care, however, in reading and interpreting what his colleagues write.…”

Biogeography

“…IV Conclusion: the professional biogeographer Recent tributes to Carl Sauer by Entrikin (1984), Kenser (1985), Clayton's assessment of the state of management of geography, including the apparently competitive position of biogeography, and several recent reviews of Taylor's edited volume on Themes in biogeography (1984) are all worthy of comment. The continuing stimulus of Sauer's philosophy and writings is a tribute to his focused and comprehensive perception of agricultural origins and cultural diffusions, i.e.…”