The two approaches (idealistic, materialist) to anthropology are in battle with each other, I believed both had points to discuss in a fashionable way to interpret primitive culture. Boas, the idealist view advocates a historical approach to studying and interpreting culture. His theory of cultural relativism examines the background and history of primitive culture to interpret and understand cultures. He argues that the idea of ​​uniform evolution does not fully explain culture and its change; however, he agrees that some cultures will draw on the past experiences of other cultures and take on what they find ingenious to shape their own. For Boas a materialist vision is not something we should explore, it does not explain the uniqueness of a culture. EleanorIn my opinion there is no one right way to view culture, however, I believe theorists have argued that primitive cultures are unique and that studying them gives us insight into their cultures. Boas is the father of anthropology in America, and his idea is well known among anthropologists and non-anthropologists and may not be complete, but he started something great and his idealistic vision is an approach that supports the uniqueness of cultures. Anthropologists after Boas have created theories and even produced theories that see these primitive cultures through a different lens. Eleanor Leacock may not be a fan of Boas, but her contributions certainly set her on her path and questions the anthropologists before her. She created a deeper understanding of gender inequalities in egalitarian cultures, and her contribution has not been forgotten. Wolf might argue that Leacock did not stop to think that perhaps this culture was already changing before colonization and that the power of these cultures lies in the cultural environment. Wolf may be neither a materialist nor an idealist, but I believe he is the closest to materialist. His study of structural and tactical power is one that many will talk about and discuss; however, we can recognize that Wolf is right, we must come with new questions to understand culture. Culture is something that will be studied for years and many questions remain unanswered, but we as humans never stop evolving. Wolf expresses this in his argument: we must try to answer the questions and the only ones responsible for this answer are the anthropologists who study primitive peoples.