Marc Verha
Tue, Jul-17-07, 17:18
From AAT:
--- In Flores_Man@yahoogroups.com, "Dan G."
<dgplexus1@...> wrote:
Here's a link to Dr. Filler's new book, which goes along with
the points made in the pdf file I just uploaded:
http://www.amazon.com/Upright-Ape-New-Origin-\
Species/dp/1564149331/ref=sr_1_1/102-6601218-9268142?\
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184663265&sr=1-1 Alternate link:
http://tinyurl.com/295ack
Dan
(Book info from Amazon):
Book Description Are you at all fascinated about the theories
of evolution and human origins? Have you ever entertained the
possibility that Darwin might be only partially correct about
some of his most influential--and controversial--theories? Did
you know that biology and evolutionary theory are in the midst
of their greatest revolution in 200 years?
The story of the evolution of the spine is one of the great
untold narratives in the history of science. In The Upright
Ape: A New Origin of the Species, internationally known and
respected biologist and neurosurgeon Dr. Aaron G. Filler
explains how the spine came into being across evolutionary
time and how it was molded into human form. He traces the
fascination the spinal column has held with biologists, poets,
and philosophers alike, and how they have viewed it across the
centuries.
Most importantly, the author explores--and some would say
resolves-- a 200-year-long controversy surrounding the
origin of species. Drawing on such diverse antecedents as
history, myth, and religion (including Egyptian myth,
Christian iconography, and the Hindu Veda), as well as
modern developments in biology and genetics, the author
bravely questions and rejects the reigning scientific
orthodoxy and shows how humans and apes may have had a
common upright ancestor--an "upright ape" --that walked on
two legs much as we do now. He makes the bold and compelling
argument that, at least from the point of view of posture,
apes evolved from humans.
Based on the most rigorous modern science--and its deep and
mysterious connection to the worlds of myth, religion, and
archetype- -Dr. Filler's theories force a total
reassessment of some of the central aspects of our
interpretation of human origins. By pulling together in one
text all of these remarkable stories--the spine in myth,
the spine in evolutionary theory, and the spine in human
origins--Dr. Filler offers the opportunity to look behind
the commonplace and explore a stunning series of
developments about who we are and how we came to be. This
work will forever change how we see evolution, the world we
live in, and ultimately, our place in
it.
About the Author Dr, Aaron G. Filler, M.D., Ph.D. studied
evolutionary theory under some of the leading biologists and
anthropologists of our time: Ernst Mayr, Stephen J. Gould,
David Pilbeam, and Irven DeVore. A neurosurgeon at the
Institute for Spinal Disorders at Cedars Sinai Medical Center
and past associate director of the Comprehensive Spine Center
at UCLA, Dr. Filler has been a leading innovator in medical
imaging and neuroscience. He is the author of Do You Really
Need Back Surgery? (Oxford University Press), as well as
numerous scientific articles and patents. He resides in Santa
Monica, California.
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--- In Flores_Man@yahoogroups.com, "Dan G."
<dgplexus1@...> wrote:
Here's a link to Dr. Filler's new book, which goes along with
the points made in the pdf file I just uploaded:
http://www.amazon.com/Upright-Ape-New-Origin-\
Species/dp/1564149331/ref=sr_1_1/102-6601218-9268142?\
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184663265&sr=1-1 Alternate link:
http://tinyurl.com/295ack
Dan
(Book info from Amazon):
Book Description Are you at all fascinated about the theories
of evolution and human origins? Have you ever entertained the
possibility that Darwin might be only partially correct about
some of his most influential--and controversial--theories? Did
you know that biology and evolutionary theory are in the midst
of their greatest revolution in 200 years?
The story of the evolution of the spine is one of the great
untold narratives in the history of science. In The Upright
Ape: A New Origin of the Species, internationally known and
respected biologist and neurosurgeon Dr. Aaron G. Filler
explains how the spine came into being across evolutionary
time and how it was molded into human form. He traces the
fascination the spinal column has held with biologists, poets,
and philosophers alike, and how they have viewed it across the
centuries.
Most importantly, the author explores--and some would say
resolves-- a 200-year-long controversy surrounding the
origin of species. Drawing on such diverse antecedents as
history, myth, and religion (including Egyptian myth,
Christian iconography, and the Hindu Veda), as well as
modern developments in biology and genetics, the author
bravely questions and rejects the reigning scientific
orthodoxy and shows how humans and apes may have had a
common upright ancestor--an "upright ape" --that walked on
two legs much as we do now. He makes the bold and compelling
argument that, at least from the point of view of posture,
apes evolved from humans.
Based on the most rigorous modern science--and its deep and
mysterious connection to the worlds of myth, religion, and
archetype- -Dr. Filler's theories force a total
reassessment of some of the central aspects of our
interpretation of human origins. By pulling together in one
text all of these remarkable stories--the spine in myth,
the spine in evolutionary theory, and the spine in human
origins--Dr. Filler offers the opportunity to look behind
the commonplace and explore a stunning series of
developments about who we are and how we came to be. This
work will forever change how we see evolution, the world we
live in, and ultimately, our place in
it.
About the Author Dr, Aaron G. Filler, M.D., Ph.D. studied
evolutionary theory under some of the leading biologists and
anthropologists of our time: Ernst Mayr, Stephen J. Gould,
David Pilbeam, and Irven DeVore. A neurosurgeon at the
Institute for Spinal Disorders at Cedars Sinai Medical Center
and past associate director of the Comprehensive Spine Center
at UCLA, Dr. Filler has been a leading innovator in medical
imaging and neuroscience. He is the author of Do You Really
Need Back Surgery? (Oxford University Press), as well as
numerous scientific articles and patents. He resides in Santa
Monica, California.
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