TWO PERSPECTIVES ON THE EVOLUTION OF MAN THEREFORE TWO VIEWS OF MAN Does It Exist Because I Like It or Like It Because It Exists?

Almada, F.¹, Fernando, C.² & Vicente, A.^3*

¹Retired University Professor / Independent Researcher
²University of Madeira - CITUR, Portugal
³University of Beira Interior - CIDESD, Portugal

Vicente, A., University of Beira Interior - CIDESD, Portugal.

Keywords: Man; Evolution; Knowledge

Abstract

Man, as an individual, as a society, as a species, etc., although studied from different perspectives, is always the same man. If, in addition to considering man (himself is usually considered the most evolved and perfect of animals - which we do not comment on... here) in an analytical, descriptive way, by the synthesis of some of its components, by a systematization of some of their defects or qualities, for their illnesses or pathologies, for the causes and consequences of their acts, … if we were able to understand and explain the reasons why all this happens, the “deep functionality” of man, we would not only solve many of the paradoxes that today we face in science, as we would also gain in efficiency in the articulation, or even in the unification of knowledge. But for that it is necessary to destroy many myths and prejudices, with all the inherent risks and difficulties.

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