The question “What is man?” is probably.... : Quote by George Gaylord Simpson

“ The question “What is man?” is probably the most profound that can be asked by man. It has always been central to any system of philosophy or theology…. The point I want to make now is that all attempts to answer that question before 1859 are worthless and that we will be better off if we ignore them completely. ”

George Gaylord Simpson
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