Name: Explaining Human Origins: Myth, Imagination and Conjecture
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Author: Stoczkowski, Wiktor ; Turton, Mary
ISBN: 9780521657303

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Explaining Human Origins: Myth, Imagination and Conjecture

Type

Physical Book

Author

Wiktor Stoczkowski

Translated by

Mary Turton

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2002

Language

English

Pages

246

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.8x15.5x1.6 cm

Weight

0.40 kg.

ISBN

052165730x

ISBN13

9780521657303

Synopsis "Explaining Human Origins: Myth, Imagination and Conjecture "

The author argues that theories of human origins developed by archaeologists and physical anthropologists from the early nineteenth century to the present day are structurally similar to Western folk theories, and to the speculations of earlier philosophers. Reviewing a remarkable range of thinkers writing in a variety of European languages, he criticizes the lack of development in theories of human origins, but concludes optimistically that the power of the scientific approach will deliver more reliable theories--only if it is conscious of the baggage it carries over from popular discourse.

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