Neoteny and Its Implications for Humanities(PDF)
《南京师大学报》(社会科学版)[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2014年06期
- Page:
- 77-89
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- Title:
- Neoteny and Its Implications for Humanities
- Author(s):
- LIU Xiao-dong
- Keywords:
- neoteny; pure heart of a newborn babe; child-centeredness; childishness creed; view of the child
- PACS:
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- Abstract:
- The theory of neoteny reveals that: we are ‘permanent children’; the early stages of ontogeny are a storehouse of potential adaptation; retarded development is one of the features of human childhood; and retardation gains much of its adaptive significance in human evolution. The most direct contribution the theory of neoteny made to the humanities is its implication for the view of the child, which makes the idea of child-centeredness and childishness creed win strong support from biology, theory of evolution and other sciences. Moreover, the theory of neoteny is an antidote to hostile attitude to childhood, underestimating childhood and destroying childhood.
Last Update: 2014-12-31