Will our family embrace a 'hobbit' as one of its own?

Article Abstract:

An analysis of the moral implications of the discovery of the remains of a new species of humans, dubbed Homo floresiensis, on the island of Flores in Indonesia. It is argued that there will be a backlash against the attempt to include the new discovery in the human family as including a creature with a brain no bigger than that of a chimp into the human family will have implications for how we look at animals such as chimpanzees.

Public affairs, Indonesia, Ethics, Anthropology, Ethical aspects, Discovery and exploration, Fossil hominids, Homo floresiensis

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Sick of the sidelines

Article Abstract:

The professor of women's and gender history at Portsmouth University argues that the study of history in the United Kingdom is sexist and that a white, male, middle-class elite dominates, deciding what subjects are "worthy". It is contended that the profession as a whole needs to address this bias and change its practices.

United Kingdom, History, Analysis, Study and teaching, History education

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