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Re: Beyond The Naked Ape
Richard Cowan (cowanr@email.chop.edu)
Wed, 22 Jan 1997 21:49:17 GMT
On Mon, 20 Jan 1997 15:54:59 GMT, raimundo@mail.telepac.pt (Fernando
Raimundo) wrote:
Have a look at "The Third Chimpanzee" by Jared Diamond, an updated
view of the subject matter.
>Hello.
>
>I read The Naked Ape when I was about 16, and it made a big impression on
>me. Now at 33, I think the book suffers from many Morris's excesses, and
>contains a lot of speculations. Still, I think the core of it has, well, a
>kind of down-to-earth, simple, and irrefutable (huh...) veracity.
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>In certains circles, however, it appears to be considered good scientific
>practice to declare any idea as nonsense, if that idea had been stated in
>The Naked Ape...
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>Is there a reason for that? The Naked Ape itself is my only window in that
>particular area; I know of no other work seriously taking on the same
>subject. So are there other serious works on the same subject, no matter
>what the conclusions are? Any opinions? Any comments?
>
>Thanks,
>Fernando Raimundo
>raimundo@mail.telepac.pt
>
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