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