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"Human genetic diversity: Lewontin's fallacy" (scientific paper)
Human genetic diversity: Lewontin's fallacy is a 2003 paper by A. W. F. Edwards that refers to an argument first made by Richard Lewontin in his 1972 article The apportionment of human diversi...
Human genetic diversity: Lewontin's fallacy is a 2003 paper by A. W. F. Edwards that refers to an argument first made by Richard Lewontin in his 1972 article The apportionment of human diversi...
Acquired characteristic
An acquired characteristic is a non-heritable change in a function or structure of a living biotic material caused after birth by disease, injury, accident, deliberate modification, repeated use...
An acquired characteristic is a non-heritable change in a function or structure of a living biotic material caused after birth by disease, injury, accident, deliberate modification, repeated use...
Amusement
Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure.
Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure.
Anatomically modern humans
The term anatomically modern humans in paleoanthropology refers to early individuals of Homo sapiens with an appearance consistent with the range of phenotypes in modern humans.
The term anatomically modern humans in paleoanthropology refers to early individuals of Homo sapiens with an appearance consistent with the range of phenotypes in modern humans.
Anthropocentrism
Anthropocentrism describes the tendency for human beings to regard themselves as the central and most significant entities in the universe, or the assessment of reality through an exclusively hu...
Anthropocentrism describes the tendency for human beings to regard themselves as the central and most significant entities in the universe, or the assessment of reality through an exclusively hu...
Archaic Homo sapiens
Archaic Homo sapiens is a loosely defined term used to describe a number of varieties of Homo, as opposed to anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens), in the period beginnin...
Archaic Homo sapiens is a loosely defined term used to describe a number of varieties of Homo, as opposed to anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens), in the period beginnin...
Basic rest activity cycle
The Basic Rest Activity Cycle is a human biological cycle of approximately 90 minutes that is characterized by different level of excitement and rest.
The Basic Rest Activity Cycle is a human biological cycle of approximately 90 minutes that is characterized by different level of excitement and rest.
Beginning of human personhood
The beginning of human personhood is the period in an individual's life when he or she is recognized, or begins to be recognized, as a person.
The beginning of human personhood is the period in an individual's life when he or she is recognized, or begins to be recognized, as a person.
Biological anthropology
Biological anthropology is that branch of anthropology that studies the physical development of the human species.
Biological anthropology is that branch of anthropology that studies the physical development of the human species.
Body water
In physiology, body water is the water content of the human body.
In physiology, body water is the water content of the human body.
Cyborg
A cyborg, short for "cybernetic organism", is a being with both biological and artificial parts.
A cyborg, short for "cybernetic organism", is a being with both biological and artificial parts.
Cyborg Foundation
The Cyborg Foundation is a non profit organization created in 2010 by cyborg activist and artist Neil Harbisson and his long-time partner, choreographer Moon Ribas.
The Cyborg Foundation is a non profit organization created in 2010 by cyborg activist and artist Neil Harbisson and his long-time partner, choreographer Moon Ribas.
Eve's footprint
Eve's footprint is the popular name for a set of fossilized footprints discovered on the shore of Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa in 1995.
Eve's footprint is the popular name for a set of fossilized footprints discovered on the shore of Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa in 1995.
Feminist ethics
Feminist ethics is an approach to ethics that builds on the belief that traditionally ethical theorising has under-valued and/or under-appreciated women's moral experience and it therefore choos...
Feminist ethics is an approach to ethics that builds on the belief that traditionally ethical theorising has under-valued and/or under-appreciated women's moral experience and it therefore choos...
Footprints of Eve
The footprints of Eve is the popular name for a set of fossilized footprints discovered on the shore of Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa in 1995.
The footprints of Eve is the popular name for a set of fossilized footprints discovered on the shore of Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa in 1995.
Holocene extinction
The Holocene extinction refers to the extinction of species during the present Holocene epoch (since around 10,000 BC).
The Holocene extinction refers to the extinction of species during the present Holocene epoch (since around 10,000 BC).
Homo faber
Homo faber is a philosophical concept articulated by Hannah Arendt and Max Scheler that refers to humans as controlling the environment through tools.
Homo faber is a philosophical concept articulated by Hannah Arendt and Max Scheler that refers to humans as controlling the environment through tools.
Homo sapiens
Humans, known taxonomically as Homo sapiens (Latin for "wise man" or "knowing man"), are the only living species in the Homo genus of bipedal primates in Hominidae, the great ape f...
Humans, known taxonomically as Homo sapiens (Latin for "wise man" or "knowing man"), are the only living species in the Homo genus of bipedal primates in Hominidae, the great ape f...
Human
Humans (known taxonomically as Homo sapiens, Latin for "wise man" or "knowing man") are the only living species in the Homo genus.
Humans (known taxonomically as Homo sapiens, Latin for "wise man" or "knowing man") are the only living species in the Homo genus.
Human biology
Human Biology is a interdisciplinary area of study that examines humans through the influences and interplay of many diverse fields such as genetics, evolution, physiology, epidemiology, eco...
Human Biology is a interdisciplinary area of study that examines humans through the influences and interplay of many diverse fields such as genetics, evolution, physiology, epidemiology, eco...
Human body temperature
Normal human body temperature, also known as normothermia or euthermia, is a concept that depends upon the place in the body at which the measurement is made, and the time of day and lev...
Normal human body temperature, also known as normothermia or euthermia, is a concept that depends upon the place in the body at which the measurement is made, and the time of day and lev...
Human ethology
Human ethology has contributed in two particular ways to our understanding of the ontogeny of behavior in humans.
Human ethology has contributed in two particular ways to our understanding of the ontogeny of behavior in humans.
Human exceptionalism
Human exceptionalism refers to a belief that human beings have special status in nature based on their unique capacities.
Human exceptionalism refers to a belief that human beings have special status in nature based on their unique capacities.
Human figure (aesthetics)
In aesthetics, the human figure or human form in art and sculpture involves a study of the human's body in the depiction of its beauty.
In aesthetics, the human figure or human form in art and sculpture involves a study of the human's body in the depiction of its beauty.
Human genetic diversity: Lewontin's fallacy (scientific paper)
Human genetic diversity: Lewontin's fallacy is a 2003 paper by A. W. F. Edwards that refers to an argument first made by Richard Lewontin in his 1972 article The apportionment of human diversi...
Human genetic diversity: Lewontin's fallacy is a 2003 paper by A. W. F. Edwards that refers to an argument first made by Richard Lewontin in his 1972 article The apportionment of human diversi...
Human nature
Human nature refers to the distinguishing characteristics, including ways of thinking, feeling and acting, that humans tend to have naturally, i.e. independently of the influence of culture.
Human nature refers to the distinguishing characteristics, including ways of thinking, feeling and acting, that humans tend to have naturally, i.e. independently of the influence of culture.
Human Proteinpedia
Human Proteinpedia is a portal for sharing and integration of human proteomic data,.
Human Proteinpedia is a portal for sharing and integration of human proteomic data,.
Human scale
Human scale is the set of physical quantities, and quantities of information, characterizing the human body, its motor, sensory, or mental capabilities, and human social institutions.
Human scale is the set of physical quantities, and quantities of information, characterizing the human body, its motor, sensory, or mental capabilities, and human social institutions.
Human self-reflection
Human self-reflection is the capacity of humans to exercise introspection and the willingness to learn more about their fundamental nature, purpose and essence.
Human self-reflection is the capacity of humans to exercise introspection and the willingness to learn more about their fundamental nature, purpose and essence.
Human variability
Human variability, or human variation, is the range of possible values for any measurable characteristic, physical or mental, of human beings.
Human variability, or human variation, is the range of possible values for any measurable characteristic, physical or mental, of human beings.
Lewontin's Argument
Lewontin's Argument is an argument first made by Richard Lewontin in his 1972 article The apportionment of human diversity and again in the 1974 book The Genetic Basis of Evolutionary Chan...
Lewontin's Argument is an argument first made by Richard Lewontin in his 1972 article The apportionment of human diversity and again in the 1974 book The Genetic Basis of Evolutionary Chan...
Lewontin's Fallacy
Lewontin's Fallacy refers to an alleged weakness in Richard Lewontin's 1972 argument that race is an invalid taxonomic construct.
Lewontin's Fallacy refers to an alleged weakness in Richard Lewontin's 1972 argument that race is an invalid taxonomic construct.
Lewontin's fallacy
Human genetic diversity: Lewontin's fallacy is a 2003 paper by A.W.F. Edwards that criticizes Richard Lewontin's 1972 argument that race is an invalid taxonomic construct.
Human genetic diversity: Lewontin's fallacy is a 2003 paper by A.W.F. Edwards that criticizes Richard Lewontin's 1972 argument that race is an invalid taxonomic construct.
Ludic
Ludic derives from Latin ludus, "play", and is an adjective meaning "playful".
Ludic derives from Latin ludus, "play", and is an adjective meaning "playful".
Normal human body temperature
Normal human body temperature, also known as normothermia or evn as euthermia, is a concept that depends upon the place in the body at which the measurement is made, and the time of day ...
Normal human body temperature, also known as normothermia or evn as euthermia, is a concept that depends upon the place in the body at which the measurement is made, and the time of day ...
Person
A person is a being, such as a human, that has certain capacities or attributes constituting personhood, the precise definition of which is the subject of much controversy.
A person is a being, such as a human, that has certain capacities or attributes constituting personhood, the precise definition of which is the subject of much controversy.
Planet of the Apemen
Planet of the Apemen was a dramatised documentary on the struggles of Homo sapiens with Homo erectus in the first episode, and Homo neanderthalensis in the second episode, broadcast on BBC One o...
Planet of the Apemen was a dramatised documentary on the struggles of Homo sapiens with Homo erectus in the first episode, and Homo neanderthalensis in the second episode, broadcast on BBC One o...
Rational agent
In economics, game theory, decision theory, and artificial intelligence, a rational agent is an agent which has clear preferences, models uncertainty via expected values, and always chooses to p...
In economics, game theory, decision theory, and artificial intelligence, a rational agent is an agent which has clear preferences, models uncertainty via expected values, and always chooses to p...
Superhuman
Superhuman can mean an improved human, for example, by genetic modification, cybernetic implants, or as what humans might evolve into, in the near or distant future.
Superhuman can mean an improved human, for example, by genetic modification, cybernetic implants, or as what humans might evolve into, in the near or distant future.
Transhuman
Transhuman or trans-human is a term that has been defined and redefined many times in history.
Transhuman or trans-human is a term that has been defined and redefined many times in history.