Uwagi metodologiczne na temat badań nad pochodzeniem człowieka
Methodological remarks on anthropological research on the origin of man

Summary/Abstract: 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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