The Origin of Humankind

Name: The Origin of Humankind
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Richard Leakey
ISBN: 9781501996139

Author: Richard Leakey

Series: Science Masters

Narrator: John Curless

Unabridged: 6 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/29/2018

Categories: Nonfiction, Science, Life Sciences

Synopsis

"The name Leakey is synonymous with the study of human origins," wrote The New York Times. The renowned family of paleontologists-Louis Leakey, Mary Leakey, and their son Richard Leakey-has vastly expanded our understanding of human evolution. The Origin of Humankind is Richard Leakey's personal view of the development of Homo Sapiens. At the heart of his new picture of evolution is the introduction of a heretical notion: once the first apes walked upright, the evolution of modern humans became possible and perhaps inevitable. From this one evolutionary step comes all the other evolutionary refinements and distinctions that set the human race apart from the apes. In fascinating sections on how and why modern humans developed a social organization, culture, and personal behavior, Leakey has much of interest to say about the development of art, language, and human consciousness.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Valeriu on March 10, 2022

Am aflat chiar astăzi că paleoantropolgul Richard E. Leakey a murit la începutul lunii ianuarie 2022. Avea 77 de ani. Ca și părinții săi iluștri, el a inițiat și finanțat o serie de expediții arheologice în zona lacului Turkana din Kenya. A avut noroc. În 1984, unul dintre membrii echipei sale, Kamo......more

Goodreads review by Jacqui on December 23, 2024

If you're interested in man's roots, there are several authors you must read: Birute Galdikas Dian Fosse Donald Johanson GHR Von Koenigsman Glen Isaacs Jared Diamond Ian Tattersell Lev Vygotsky Margaret Meade Noam Chomsky Richard Leakey Shawna Vogel Sue Savage-Rumsbaugh ...but the man who started it......more

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean on March 09, 2023

The Leakey family are a huge name in palaeoanthropology. Louis Leakey was a Kenyan-British palaeoanthropologist and archaeologist, whose work was important in demonstrating that humans evolved in Africa. His wife Mary Leakey was also a British palaeoanthropologist. She made many discoveries uncoveri......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on April 09, 2023

“There is nothing inevitable about human evolution.” The “Science Masters” series includes such renowned authors as Daniel Dennett (Kinds of Minds), Richard Dawkins (River Out of Eden), Jared Diamond (The Evolution of Human Sexuality), and Steven Pinker (Words and Rules). They are generally very conc......more