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A 6 page overview of the contentions presented in this 1967 book. Noting the controversy
surrounding the book and its occasional deviation from contemporary evolutionary thought, the author of this paper asserts that Morris for the most
part echoes contemporary evolutionary thought. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPnakedA.rtf
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its title suggests, Desmond Morris "The Naked Ape: A Zoologists Study of the Human Animal" is an objective review of man and his relationship with the remainder of the natural
world. Morris sees man as nothing more than a "naked ape". He contends that man descended from the apes, in fact. Under Morris view, however, man is
not just any ape. Indeed, Morris considers man the "greatest primate of all". Never-the-less, the way we procure food and consume it, the way we familiarize ourselves with
unfamiliar territory or situations, our sexual behavior, and even our child-rearing practices and several other day to day behaviors can be tied to those of the great apes. Man,
as glorified as he might prefer to think himself as being, is really nothing more than just another member of the animal kingdom.
Approaching a treatise on anthropology, particularly physical anthropology such as that purported by Morris book, can be intimidating to some. "The Naked Ape", however, is as easily read as
a popular novel. Although it contains its share of scientific theories, devoting a great deal of time to the Darwinist theory of evolution in particular, "The Naked Ape" is
written in plain and simple language. "The Naked Ape" addresses each major topic of human behavior chapter by chapter. Morris approaches his topic thematically. His eight chapters
include the titles: "Sex", "Fighting", "Child Rearing", and "Communication". Each of these chapters is interlaced with many interesting facts but also by a certain level of controversiality.
The contentions that it presents certainly deviate from those who fall into the creationists category. Morris book, although interesting, strays not
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