Rethinking Human Evolution by Jeffrey H. Schwartz - ISBN: 9780262546744
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Is human evolution truly science? A critical look at our origins.

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    384 pages

  • Release Date

    1 November 2022

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Summary

Contributors from a range of disciplines consider the disconnect between human evolutionary studies and the rest of evolutionary biology. The study of human evolution often seems to rely on scenarios and received wisdom rather than theory and methodology, with each new fossil or molecular analysis interpreted as supporting evidence for the presumed lineage of human ancestry. We might wonder why we should pursue new inquiries if we already know the story. Is paleoanthropology an evolutionary s…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262546744
ISBN-10:0262546744
Author:Jeffrey H. Schwartz
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:1 November 2022
Weight:369g
Dimensions:229mm x 178mm
Series:Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology
About The Author

Jeffrey H. Schwartz

Jeffrey H. Schwartz is Professor of Physical Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of The Red Ape- Orang-utans and Human Origins, What the Bones Tell Us, and other books.

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