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12Correction: Acquired Spinal Conditions in Evolutionary Perspective: Updating a Classic HypothesisBiological Theory 17 (3): 198-198. 2022.
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17Acquired Spinal Conditions in Evolutionary Perspective: Updating a Classic HypothesisBiological Theory 17 (3): 186-197. 2022.In 1923, Sir Arthur Keith proposed that many common back problems are due to the stresses caused by our evolutionarily novel form of locomotion, bipedalism. In this article, we introduce an updated version of Keith’s hypothesis with a focus on acquired spinal conditions. We begin by outlining the main ways in which the human spine differs from those of our closest living relatives, the great apes. We then review evidence suggesting there is a link between spinal and vertebral shape on the one ha…Read more
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5Um suplemento inofensivo: a bot'nica de RousseauGriot : Revista de Filosofia 21 (1): 61-74. 2021.The aim of this work is to establish a relationship between the notion of supplement, particularly that of “dangerous supplement”, and the passion for botany in Rousseau. For that, I will take as a guide the interpretations of Jacques Derrida, Alain Grosrichard and Alexandra Cook to analyze some passages from Confessions, Reveries and Letters on the botany. I have the hypothesis that botanical activity can be considered as a kind of inoffensive supplement because it evokes an image that combines…Read more
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6Singularidade e Socialização: a sexualidade na antropologia de RousseauDoispontos 16 (1). 2019.O presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar o papel da sexualidade na antropologia de Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Para tanto, tomaremos como fonte principal o Discurso sobre a origem e os fundamentos da desigualdade entre os homens, mas faremos três pequenas referências em outros textos para aprofundar alguns detalhes. No Fragmento da influência dos climas sobre a civilização, analisaremos o caráter ambivalente da necessidade sexual, no capítulo IX do Ensaio sobre a origem das línguas, analisaremos a…Read more
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