Evidence as to Man’s Place in Nature
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Evidence as to Man’s Place in Nature is an 1863 scientific work by Thomas Henry Huxley that presents early, influential arguments for human evolution and humanity’s close relationship to other primates.
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| instanceOf |
book
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scientific work → |
| arguesFor |
close evolutionary relationship between humans and apes
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evolution of humans from earlier forms → |
| author |
Thomas Henry Huxley
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| centuryOfPublication |
19th century
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| classification |
non-fiction
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| field |
anthropology
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biology → comparative anatomy → |
| focusesOn |
human–ape anatomical similarities
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| genre |
evolutionary biology literature
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scientific literature → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
acceptance of humans as part of the animal kingdom
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development of physical anthropology → public debates on evolution in the 19th century → |
| hasPart |
analysis of human brain and ape brain similarities
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comparative study of human and ape skeletons → discussion of fossil human remains → |
| historicalContext |
post-Origin of Species evolutionary debates
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| historicalPeriod |
19th century
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| impact |
contributed to acceptance of humans as primates
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strengthened scientific case for human evolution in the 19th century → |
| influencedBy |
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection
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| intendedAudience |
educated general public
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scientific community → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
comparative anatomy
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human evolution → relationship between humans and other primates → |
| medium |
print
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| movement |
Victorian evolutionary science
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| notableFor |
early systematic argument for human evolution
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popularizing evolutionary views of human origins → use of anatomical evidence to compare humans and apes → |
| philosophicalImplication |
challenges human exceptionalism
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places humans within natural evolutionary processes → |
| positionInAuthorCareer |
early major evolutionary work by Thomas Henry Huxley
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| publicationYear |
1863
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| publisher |
London-based scientific publisher
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| relatedPerson |
Charles Darwin
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Thomas Henry Huxley → |
| relatedWork |
On the Origin of Species
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| scientificApproach |
comparative anatomical method
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empirical evidence-based argumentation → |
| supportsView |
humans and apes share a common ancestor
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| timePeriodOfTopic |
deep evolutionary time
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Thomas Henry Huxley
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