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''The Hunting Hypothesis: A Personal Conclusion Concerning the Evolutionary Nature of Man'' (commonly known as ''The Hunting Hypothesis'') is a 1976 work of paleoanthropology by Robert Ardrey. It is the final book in his widely read Nature of Man Series, which also includes ''African Genesis'' and ''The Territorial Imperative''. The work deals with the ramifications of evolutionarily inherited traits in man, particularly those that developed through hunting. It was also one of the earliest books to warn about the possible dangers of climate change. ==Theories & controversy== Ardrey's main focus in ''The Hunting Hypothesis'' was to examine the ways in which human evolution developed with and because of hunting behavior, and the effects on modern man of inherited traits related to this evolution.〔Ardrey, Robert. "The Hunting Hypothesis: A Personal Conclusion Concerning the Evolutionary Nature of Man." 1976. New York: Atheneum. 231 pp. Print.〕 At the time of the publication of ''The Hunting Hypothesis'' there was still significant controversy surrounding the thesis that early man hunted for food. Ardrey's work was often attacked for its focus on human aggression. In particular, Ashley Montagu, representing a camp known as the "Blank State" theorists, who believed that man's behavior was entirely socially determined, marshaled fourteen scientists to refute Ardrey and his predecessors (chiefly Konrad Lorenz) in two volumes.〔La Barre, Weston. Book Review on "Man and Aggression" accessible (here ).〕 Though now generally accepted, the hypothesis that hunting behavior influenced the evolution of early man continued to inspire controversy. As late as 1997 PBS, in its series ''In Search of Human Origins'' cast aspersion on the notion that hunting was common in early man, asserting instead that early man was primarily a "highly successful scavenger."〔"In Search of Human Origins Part Two." ''NOVA.'' Public Broadcasting Corporation. 10 June 1997. Transcript available (here ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Hunting Hypothesis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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