Debating Human Kind's Place in Nature; 1860-2000: The Nature of Paleoanthropology
Showing that paleoanthropology is a progressive and dynamic field, this book argues that all debates and hypotheses spring from a single general theory: the theory of biological evolution. It presents the debates and research from 150 scholars in the field, and separates the resolution of these debates through three different time periods: 1860-1890, 1890-1935, and post-1935. Topics include: the history of the field; comparative anatomy; the human fossil record; primate phylogeny; human...
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Showing that paleoanthropology is a progressive and dynamic field, this book argues that all debates and hypotheses spring from a single general theory: the theory of biological evolution. It presents the debates and research from 150 scholars in the field, and separates the resolution of these debates through three different time periods: 1860-1890, 1890-1935, and post-1935. Topics include: the history of the field; comparative anatomy; the human fossil record; primate phylogeny; human phylogeny; and the nature of paleoanthropology. A book that will appeal to anyone interested in anthropology, it will also interest historians and others in the social sciences.
1. The History of Paleoanthropology.I. A SYNTHESIS OF APPROACHES TO HUMAN EVOLUTION, 1860-1890.2. Comparative Anatomy.3. The Human Fossil Record.II. COMPETING APPROACHES TO HUMAN EVOLUTION, 1890-1935.4. Primate Phylogeny.5. Human Phylogeny.III. TOWARD THE MODERN RESEARCH STRUCTURE IN PALEOANTHROPOLOGY, 1935-2000.6. The Constriction of Human Phylogenetic Hypothesis, 1935-1950.7. Primate Phylogeny, 1935-1965.8. The Place of the Australopithecines, 1925-1965.9. Human Phylogeny, 1950-1965.10. Primate and Human Phylogeny, 1965-2000.11. The Nature of Paleoanthropology.Chapter Notes.Biographical Appendix.References.Index.
