Uwagi metodologiczne na temat badań nad pochodzeniem człowieka

Grzegorz Bugajak

doi:10.21697/spch.2020.56.4.01

Published: 2020-12-31

Vol. 56 No. 4 (2020)

Methodological remarks on anthropological research on the origin of man

Grzegorz Bugajak

Studia Philosophiae Christianae

Section: Papers

https://doi.org/10.21697/spch.2020.56.4.01

Abstract

The question about the origins of man posed in the field of biological sciences, concerns the phylogenetic line leading to the appearance of the species Homo sapiens. According to a certain hypothesis about the course of this lineage, a biologist may try to determine when and where a change took place, so decisive that it should be considered the creation of our – really new – species. The problem, however, is that the criteria for clearly distinguishing one species from another appear to be difficult, if not impossible, to formulate. This means that the very concept of a “really new” species is somewhat empty. This article illustrates the key methodological problems in the field of natural anthropology that are relevant for its findings.

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Received: 12/08/2020. Reviewed: 10/09/2020. Accepted: 12/10/2020

Keywords:

specie, evolution, Homo sapiens, anthropology, research methods

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Bugajak, G. (2020). Methodological remarks on anthropological research on the origin of man. Studia Philosophiae Christianae, 56(4), 15–27. https://doi.org/10.21697/spch.2020.56.4.01

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