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I came across evolutionary theory in an Anthropology class. I am not asking anyone to take my word for it, but maybe at least inspire some to double check the i
by itchyjunk 10y ago
I came across evolutionary theory in an Anthropology class. I am not asking anyone to take my word for it, but maybe at least inspire some to double check the information provided. I get a lot out of HN comments and this is just my attempt to give back.
- kwhitefoot 10y agoHaving taken, and paid attention to, an anthropology class makes you considerable more expert than most people, including I think most of us on HN. I'm not totally familiar with US terminology, I presume this means a course in anthropology, perhaps lasting one term or semester? But, "came across", sounds a bit accidental. Isn't evolutionary theory central to anthropology? I'm just an interested layman in this field (with a book shelf full of Richard Dawkins, Charles Darwin, Stephen J. Gould, Daniel Dennett, Steve Jones, as well as sundry textbooks).
- itchyjunk 10y agoYes, the course is called Introduction to Physical Anthropology (1020). It's a 1 semester 3 credit class. Yup, most of the course introduced what evolution is, how it's studied, variation, macro-micro evolution etc. It than applies this to living primates and Hominin remains. I phrased the way I did because our professor said that other than some fundamentals, no one agrees completely on anything and there is a lot of school of thought. So the author might subscribe to some other school of thought, I wouldn't know. But it contradicts a lot with what I was taught so I felt I should point it out.