Hominidae

The overwhelming majority of nature on the planet earth will be forever trapped in the confinement of a less cognitive ability, shackled to the walls of what they can and cannot do. All except for one, awe-inspiring species. The homo sapien, better known as a human, is the most evolved living organism in nature. In order to be classified as a human, one will have to possess many specific qualities. The anatomical body of a homosapien being cannot be viable without the possession of moral…

Stop 1: Chimpanzee, Modern Human, and Neandertal Skeleton 1. The modern human skeleton is much larger in size compared to the chimpanzee and hominid skeleton. The Chimpanzee had longer arms, much narrower rib cage and smaller skull compared to both ancient hominid and human. On the other hand, the hominid had robust bone joints, allowing more flexibility. The skeleton structure of chimpanzee indicates that they moved by using four limbs while both human and hominid walked upright. 2. The…

Primate parenting has been credited as one of the most unique parenting style of any mammal. Primates offer not only love and nourishment for their offspring but support as well. As opposed to other mammals such as the shrew, who just gives birth to the offspring and besides nourishment does not give any love and compassion; primates teach their offspring learned and instinctual traits. Primates are some of the most protective parents within the animal kingdom because of their temper, which…

Hi i'm Alfred Wegener, I am not crazy, my theory makes sense. I will prove it. I have four proofs to support my theories. One of my reasons, is this world is a puzzle, the 7 continents all fit together perfectly, my next theory of pangaea is fossils, then my explanation on mountains, and then i will prove my theory of ice sheets. These are the four reasons why pangaea is real. 300 million years ago there was only one super continent it was called pangaea. 200 million years ago pangaea started…

Take a look at your hands. Do you count eight fingers and two opposable thumbs? Human’s bodies have evolved over millions of years into what they are today, and our hands have played a large part in the evolution of Homo sapiens. The Homo naledi had a very similar hand structure to what humans see when they look at theirs, yet there is still the question of the Homo naledi being a species. The Homo naledi isn’t a new species, but only a hope for a team of scientists wishing to find the next big…

What Impacts do Robots Really Make? In “All Can Be Lost,” Nicholas Carr, writer of NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and Wired, warns that the advancement in technology can lead to the deterioration of human skills. Carr explains that humans are so involved in finding ways for robots and drones to do their jobs that they are forgetting how to innovate and translate information into knowledge. Losing the ability to translate information also limits humans from being able to think deeper and try and…

Joseph Johnson Mason Tattersall History 103 Wednesday October 19th Condorcet’s versus Kierkegaard’s texts Through the historical study of human thought development, the aim of Condorcet was to point out the way towards the improvement of human condition. Condorcet was focused on the material and social wellbeing of a man, his writing consist of nine major epochs talking about the past and the 10th one which is focused on the future destiny of man. However, while his description of…

Chimpanzees are species of apes from the genus Pan. The common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is from the phylum Chordata and class Mammalia, they are believed to be the closest relatives to humans due to its evolutionary relationships with humans and its common ancestor, there are many similarities that chimps share with humans. Among these similarities is the display of tool-using behaviors in chimps. Nut cracking has been considered as one of the most complex forms (Schrauf et al. 2012). In its…

“Describe some research studies which have addressed the issue of whether non-human animals have a “theory of mind ', and explain what these studies have allowed psychologists to conclude in answer to the issue.” Chimpanzees are humans closest relatives and therefore are a good animal to study when attempting to assess whether non human animals have a theory of mind. This essay will attempt to first define what is meant by theory of mind, then will look at three studies and their approaches to…

I will argue that Aristophanes oration on Love in Plato’s The Symposium is on the lowest and highest level of knowledge on Plato’s simile of the line. First, I will present Aristophanes major points on love. Second I will explain the crietion that I will use to analyze Aristophanes oration on love, which is Plato’s simile of the line. Third, I will argue that according to Plato’s simile of the line, Aristophanes oration on love falls in the levels of images and the Forms. Aristophanes’ oration…