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Excerpt from Biosocial Nature of Man
Aristotle described man as a political animal, thus hitting off in a phrase his essential characteristics, namely, that he is at once an animal and a social crea ture in a rather special sense - a biosocial creature. All animals are social creatures, that is they are both liv ing organisms and interact with each other to confer mutually beneficial advantages upon one another, but man as an animal and as a social creature is unique in several respects. As an animal, man is the most plastic, the most adaptable, the most educable, of all living creatures. Indeed, the single trait which is alone sufficient to distinguish man from all other creatures is the quality of educability - it is the species character of Homo sapiens.
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Aristotle described man as a political animal, thus hitting off in a phrase his essential characteristics, namely, that he is at once an animal and a social crea ture in a rather special sense - a biosocial creature. All animals are social creatures, that is they are both liv ing organisms and interact with each other to confer mutually beneficial advantages upon one another, but man as an animal and as a social creature is unique in several respects. As an animal, man is the most plastic, the most adaptable, the most educable, of all living creatures. Indeed, the single trait which is alone sufficient to distinguish man from all other creatures is the quality of educability - it is the species character of Homo sapiens.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Ashley Montagu
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265409619
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 130
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Ashley Montagu
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330296592
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 132
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