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Our Obsession with Human Origins: Inventing Prehistory | Stefanos Geroulanos with Javier Mejia

The Economic and Political History Podcast

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Unraveling Human Origins: The Presentist Perspective

This chapter examines society's contemporary obsession with human origins and critiques how historical narratives are often shaped by modern perspectives. It explores the implications of such narratives on our understanding of humanity's past, particularly in relation to the evolution of concepts of human nature and prehistory.

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