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Explaining Human Origins - Myth, Imagination and Conjecture (Paperback): Wiktor Stoczkowski

Explaining Human Origins - Myth, Imagination and Conjecture (Paperback)

Wiktor Stoczkowski; Translated by Mary Turton

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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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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: June 2002
First published: 2002
Authors: Wiktor Stoczkowski
Translators: Mary Turton
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-65730-3
Languages: English
Subtitles: French
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN: 0-521-65730-X
Barcode: 9780521657303

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