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  1. Humanizing Evolution : Anthropology, the Evolutionary Synthesis, and

    In this paper I explore the various attempts to integrate anthropology—and anthropologists—within the wider synthesis of evolution in the interval of time between 1927 and 1962 by tracking intersecting individuals and groupings at critical junctures such as conferences, commemorative events, and collaborative publications. I focus on the discipline as a unit of historical analysis and on a ...

  2. Introductory essay

    With evolution, it seems, we are always standing on the shoulders of others, our common ancestors. Primatology—the study of living primates—is only one of several approaches that biological anthropologists use to understand what makes us human. Two others, paleoanthropology (which studies human origins through the fossil record) and ...

  3. Anthropology and Evolution

    Anthropology and Evolution. This article first outlines the various models of evolution that have been proposed, including the Darwinian theory and the most popular alternatives. It then outlines the early development of ideas about how life could have developed, including the Lamarckian theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics.

  4. Introduction to Human Evolution

    Human evolution. Human evolution is the lengthy process of change by which people originated from apelike ancestors. Scientific evidence shows that the physical and behavioral traits shared by all people originated from apelike ancestors and evolved over a period of approximately six million years. One of the earliest defining human traits ...

  5. What makes us human? Answers from evolutionary anthropology

    This is a common theme among essays emanating from diverse research perspectives within evolutionary anthropology (see Whiten and Erdal 1 for a similar and well-reasoned conclusion). Our language abilities, social interaction, symbolic behavior, and cultural variation all seem tied to our desire to understand the minds of others, for both ...

  6. Applying Evolutionary Anthropology

    Abstract. Evolutionary anthropology provides a powerful theoretical framework for understanding how both current environments and legacies of past selection shape human behavioral diversity. This integrative and pluralistic field, combining ethnographic, demographic, and sociological methods, has provided new insights into the ultimate forces ...

  7. Evolutionary Theory

    The leading journal in biological evolution, published monthly by the Society for the Study of Evolution. Evolutionary Anthropology. 1992-. An excellent bimonthly source for critical and timely literature reviews focused on human evolution. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 1971-. Published monthly, with a broad focus on DNA and protein change.

  8. US NSF

    Evolution of Evolution: Interview with Biological Anthropologist Ken Weiss. The 1859 book "On the Origin of Species" is notorious for Darwin's evasion of the subject of human evolution. In it, he wrote only: "much light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history." Provided by National Science Foundation.

  9. Race, Culture, and Evolution: Essays in the History of Anthropology

    10. Lamarckianism in American Social Science, 1890-1915. 11. The Scientific Reaction Against Cultural Anthropology, 1917-1920. The book Race, Culture, and Evolution: Essays in the History of Anthropology, George W. Stocking, Jr is published by University of Chicago Press.

  10. 4: Biological Evolution and Early Human Evidence

    This page titled 4: Biological Evolution and Early Human Evidence is shared under a CC BY 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Jennifer Hasty, David G. Lewis, Marjorie M. Snipes, & Marjorie M. Snipes via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform; a detailed edit history is available ...

  11. Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews

    Evolutionary Anthropology is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on current issues in biological anthropology, paleontology, archaeology, primatology, genetics, human ecology, and other areas pertinent to understanding human evolution in a broad perspective. It is designed to provide researchers, educators, and students in anthropology and related disciplines with reviews of recent research ...

  12. (PDF) Evolutionary Theory in Anthropology: Providing Ultimate

    Jan 2000. 27-46. E A Smith. Smith, E. A. 2000 Three Styles in the Evolutionary Analysis of Human Behavior. In Adaptation and Human Behavior: An Anthropological Perspective. Lee Cronk, Napoleon ...

  13. The Theory of Evolution and Cultural Anthropology

    Andrew D. Evans, Anthropology at War.World War I and the Science of Race in Germany (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010), 30. I do not consider comparable the appointment of Daniel Garrison Brinton as professor of ethnology and archaeology in the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia in 1884; technically, his appointment as professor of ethnology at the University of Pennsylvania ...

  14. Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews

    Evolutionary Anthropology is a review journal covering biological anthropology, paleoanthropology, archaeology, ... Article type Classic Contributions is now categorized as Classical Papers. Classical Papers should be between 1000 and 3000 words. ... Cooperative breeding and human cognitive evolution. J. M. Burkart, S. B. Hrdy, C. P. Van Schaik ...

  15. Steps to an Ecology of Mind: Collected Essays in Anthropology

    Collected Essays in Anthropology, Psychiatry, Evolution, and Epistemology. Gregory Bateson. Gregory Bateson was a philosopher, anthropologist, photographer, naturalist, and poet, as well as the husband and collaborator of Margaret Mead. With a new foreword by his daughter Mary Katherine Bateson, this classic anthology of his major work will ...

  16. Race, Culture, and Evolution: Essays in the History of Anthropology

    American Anthropology American social anthro argued Association assumption basis biological Brinton century civilization context critical critique cultural anthropology culture concept Cuvier Daniel Garrison Brinton Darwinism Degérando E. B. Tylor early environment environmental essay ethnology European evidence evolution evolutionary ...

  17. PDF ANTH 001: Human Evolution: Introduction to Biological Anthropology

    Catalog Description. This course introduces the concepts, methods of inquiry, and scientific explanations for biological evolution and their application to the human species. It examines the origins of humans and their place in nature. Topics presented include: basic biological and genetic background for understanding human evolution ...

  18. Evolutionary Theory in Biology and Anthropology Research Paper

    The Key Concepts of the Evolution Theory. The evolutionary theory relies heavily on Charles Darwin's observations and their influences on the postulation of the theory of evolution and the concept of natural selection. In addition, the theory is based on fitness and adaptation. Further, researchers and experts who came after Darwin introduced ...

  19. Anthropology Essay

    Anthropology is the study of human beings, their behavior, cultures, and societies. Anthropologists have studied human evolution and its implications for over a century, utilizing a wide range of scientific methods and tools to uncover evidence of human ancestry and understand the complex processes that shaped our evolutionary history.

  20. Race, culture, and evolution : essays in the history of anthropology

    xxviii, 380 p. ; 21 cm Reprint. Originally published : New York : Free Press, c1968 Includes bibliographical references and index On the limits of "presentism" and "historicism" in the historiography of the behavioral sciences -- French anthropology in 1800 -- The persistence of polygenist thought in post-Darwinian anthropology -- Matthew Arnold, E.B. Tylor, and the uses of invention ...

  21. [PDF] The evolutionary anthropology of war

    Biology, Sociology. Evolutionary anthropology. 2015. TLDR. It is proposed that group‐structured cultural selection explains the phenomenon of dead warriors and how humans solve the problem of collective action in warfare at the evolutionarily novel scale of hundreds of genetically unrelated individuals. Expand.

  22. Various Subsections of Anthropology

    Introduction. Anthropology is the study of human beings in time and space. The central theme of anthropology is to trace the development that has occurred to the human race from the past to the present in different geographical locations. In fact, it uses both scientific and humanistic means for its data analysis that is gotten from various ...

  23. Spiral Dynamics in Societal Evolution. A Multidisciplinary ...

    Abstract. This paper explores the application of spiral dynamics in understanding the evolution and development of societies. Employing a multidisciplinary approach, it integrates philosophical, anthropological, psychological, and physical insights to propose a model that captures the cyclical and progressive nature of societal change.

  24. Anthropology: Homo Erectus in Evolution

    The hobbit was a species of the homo-Erectus, which lived between 95000 and 12000 years ago. The hobbit was much smaller in stature compared to the Turkana boy. The reason given for this reduction in size is that the species was stranded on an island for many years without a proper food supply. This led to a condition referred to Island ...

  25. Outstanding anthropology undergraduate passionate about ...

    Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2024 graduates. Her passion for anthropology, specifically Egyptology, started at a very young age for Tatijana Jovanović. Born and raised in Phoenix, Jovanović knew she wanted to attend Arizona State University, where the School of Human Evolution and Social Change is known for its anthropology program.

  26. A Survey on Self-Evolution of Large Language Models

    In this work, we present a comprehensive survey of self-evolution approaches in LLMs. We first propose a conceptual framework for self-evolution and outline the evolving process as iterative cycles composed of four phases: experience acquisition, experience refinement, updating, and evaluation. Second, we categorize the evolution objectives of ...