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Origins Reconsidered In Search Of What Makes Us Human by Richard Leakey & Roger Lewin Published by Anchor Books / Doubleday ©1993, stated First Anchor Books Edition, softcover, 374 pages with Index, illustrated with some drawings and photographs, measures about 9 1/8 inches X 6 inches. Like New condition! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "Leakey's personal account of his fossil hunting and landmark discoveries at Lake Turkana, his reassessment of human prehistory based on new evidence and analytic techniques, and his profound pondering of how we became "human" and what being "human" really means. In Origins Reconsidered, Richard Leakey, one of the most respected and influential scientists of our time, takes us on a brilliant and provocative journey through human history. Beginning with his landmark discoveries at Lake Turkana, and including his fascinating reassessment of how we became "human" ~ and what, after all, being human really means ~ Leakey concludes with a glimpse of what our evolutionary future may hold. In 1984, Richard Leakey and his "Hominid Gang" of fossil hunters discovered fragments of a boy's skull that were more than 1.5 million years old. They soon unearthed virtually the entire skeleton of what was dubbed the "Turkana Boy" and recognized as one of the most significant paleoanthropological discoveries of all time. But while his Turkana Boy caused a sensation in the media and throughout the world of science, Leakey himself was restless. Yes, the existing fossil record of our prehistory was impressive. But there were more elusive matters to consider. For Richard Leakey the most compelling question is no longer "How did we physically evolve?" It is, instead, "How did we become human?" For this world~renowned paleoanthropologist it is a humbling reminder that no matter how complete the skeleton, how perfect the fossil, there is a gap in our knowledge. Our ancestors evolved from two~legged scavengers into creatures that create. They learned to make stone tools, to communicate, to build shelters, and to hunt for food. This realization sparked Leakey to return to his earlier work ~ especially his 1977 book, Origins ~ to poke holes in his previous beliefs and to reflect anew on what makes us who we are. As he gently admits, considerations like these are usually left to philosophers, not scientists. But again and again, he is faced with his own guiding principle: "The past is the key to our future." In this seminal work, Leakey incorporates ideas from philosophy, anthropology, molecular biology, and even linguistics, to investigate not only how we evolved anatomically, but how we acquired the qualities that make us human - consciousness, creativity, and culture." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CONTENTS
Prologue
Part 1 ~ In Search of the Turkana Boy
1. To West Turkana 2. A Giant Lake 3. The Turkana Boy Part 2 ~ In Search of Beginnings
4. Of Myths and Molecules 5. Upright Apes and Family Relations 6. The Human Bush 7. The Black Skull Part 3 ~ In Search of Humanity
8. Human Origins 9. This Way Lies Humanity 10. A Pendulum Swings Too Far 11. The Human Milieu Part 4 ~ In Search of Modern Humans
12. The Mystery of Modern Humans 13. Mitochondrial Eve and Human Violence Part 5 ~ In Search of the Modern Human Mind
14. The Loom of Language 15. Evidence of Mind 16. Murder in a Zoo 17. Consciousness: Mirror on the Mind 18. Windows on Other Worlds Part 6 ~ In Search of the Future
19. Origins Reconsidered Index
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This book would be nice for any Anthropologist, Scientist, Paleontologist, Teacher, Homeschool Parent, Student, Historian, Collector, or for anyone interested in Human Evolution, Paleontology, History, Anthropology, or Science! It would be a nice Gift!
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