ANTH 242 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Andreas Vesalius, Monogenism, Polygenism
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Standardized research procedure in which a hypothesis is stated, data are collected to test it, and the hypothesis is either supported or refuted. Only deals with natural phenomena: scientific method: Revise hypothesis if necessary: advances during the european renaissance (14th-16th centuries) due to new discoveries and exploration (cid:858)redis(cid:272)o(cid:448)ery(cid:859) of greeks a(cid:374)d o(cid:373)a(cid:374)s. Sense of physical and cultural variability human and nonhuman. Things can change: a (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:448)erge(cid:374)(cid:272)e of e(cid:448)ide(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:894)earth(cid:859)s history (cid:894)geology(cid:895), life(cid:859)s history (cid:894)paleo(cid:374)tology and biology), mechanisms of evolution, development and genetics) supports evolutionary theory. Galen (129 ad 200: monkeys and pugs. Andreas vesalius (1514 1564: de humanis corporis fabrica (1543, (cid:862)fou(cid:374)der of hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) a(cid:374)ato(cid:373)y(cid:863, polygenism vs. monogenism. Environmentalism: the environment has an influence on our form (christianity has this concept) Early interest in human variation and divergence from other primates: edward tyson (1650-1708) Chimps resemble both humans and other apes: carolus linneaus (1707-1778) Known for work on taxonomy and development of binomial nomenclature.
