Hominidae

Creating Humans From Dust What if scientists told the world that evolution may not be true? What if they showed the world an alternative view to human history? For many years the dominant consensus on how humans came to be has been through the evolution theory. Many scientists, and people around the world view the evolution theory to be correct, sometimes without question. However, a new chapter in human history has opened up and it’s called Forbidden Archaeology. Forbidden Archaeology has…

In this paper, I am going to analyze the theories and claims about human nature created by Frans De Waal and Thomas Huxley as presented by the assigned textbook, reading packet, and class discussions. I will examine both ideas of the human condition through elements of observation to raise questions and thoroughly understand the viewpoints of De Waal and Huxley. I will then state that Huxley proposes a more convincing claim of the human condition and explain why I feel so. My conclusion is that…

Human experience is collection of what we encounter, do and practice in our daily lives. Every human experience is different and it varies among people. There are people who never suffer nor have been manipulated and everything they have always wanted is served on plate for them. And there are others who have to work days and nights to survive and who practically served the plate. A human being is a person who knows what is good and what is wrong, who learned from their experiences and has the…

The chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and the bonobo (Pan paniscus) are the two closest living relatives of humans. While, bonobos and chimpanzees are very similar to each other, they also differ in many significant ways. However, in some ways they resemble more closely to humans than to each other. For example, chimpanzee males are much more aggressive and violent, especially when competing for a mate or a rank within the group. This violence can be lethal. In their communities, male to male bonds…

Introduced by Morgan in her Ted Talk clip, the aquatic ape hypothesis is an interesting take on human evolution. The hypothesis revolved around the idea that human beings evolved from “aquatic apes,” or our early ancestors who called that water their home. This hypothesis takes from the fact that humans share many characteristics with other marine mammals, such as being “naked,” having a layer of fat inside the skin, and having conscious control over breathing. Before this hypothesis, however…

As we get older we assume that we get a say on how we want to live our own life. If that’s the case, then why are few rich and successful, whereas the majority are suffering and are impoverished? In a sense we are all human beings therefore we should all be treated in an equal manner and be given equal opportunities in life. Reality however is a killer for we find that society, which was initially used as a survival technique by earliest ancestors, has more of a say in our lives then we do…

Transhumanism: “the “biotechnologybiotechnology to make ourselves stronger, smarter, less prone to violence and longer-lived” (p 447). Throughout the essay, Fukuyama emphasizes the difficulties and apparent flaws in human nature giving unique examples to support his dispute on the effect of transhumanism Fukuyama emphasizes the difficulties and apparent paradoxes in human nature to help the reader know what side of the story Fukuyama is inon. In the introduction of Fukuyama’s (2004) essay,…

Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”, is essentially all about role play. In the beginning of the play the readers are introduced to a woman named, Nora. Nora seems to be completely happy with her life and excited for what the future holds for her husband, Torvald. Torvald believes that his role as the man in the marriage is to shelter and mentor his wife. It is very obvious that Torvald enjoys that fact that Nora needs his navigation through life; which seems as if they have more of a…

The article I choose is the Fossil Humankind and Other Anthropoid Primates of China. Many fossils have been discovered in more than 70 sites of China, so the author wants to explore whether some nonhuman anthropoid primates of China are the direct ancestors of human beings. Besides, the author wants to verify the hypothesis that the human evolution in China is consecutive with hybridization. In my opinion, the research method in this article is mainly based on opinions, in which the author…

Human beings having an absolute free will to choose their moral and spiritual path were taught by Pico della Mirandola. I do not agree with what Pico della Mirandola had taught because human beings do not have absolute free will to choose their moral and spiritual path. Pico della Mirandola once said “therefore, every human being has absolute freedom to choose whatever place in the “great chain of being” he or she may choose.” By saying “great chain of being” Pico della Mirandola is using that…