Zuckerman versus Marais: a Primatiological collision

dc.contributor.authorMorris, A G
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-02T10:43:21Z
dc.date.available2018-02-02T10:43:21Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.updated2016-01-13T09:20:12Z
dc.description.abstractThe Afrikaans poet and writer Eugène Marais is well known in South Africa but not elsewhere. The publication of his The Soul of the Ape in 1969 triggered a hard hitting response from the British primatologist Solly Zuckerman, in which he attacked Marais' writings and rejected him as a legitimate scientist. The two never met and Marais had been dead for nearly 40 years when Zuckerman's attack took place. This paper examines the basis for Zuckerman's attack and looks at the context of both men, especially in the light of Zuckerman's combativeness and Marais' naivety and lack of scientific rigour.
dc.identifier.apacitationMorris, A. G. (2009). Zuckerman versus Marais: a Primatiological collision. <i>South African Journal of Science</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27252en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMorris, A G "Zuckerman versus Marais: a Primatiological collision." <i>South African Journal of Science</i> (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27252en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMorris, A. G. (2009). Zuckerman versus Marais: a primatological collision. South African Journal of Science, 105(5-6), 238-240.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Morris, A G AB - The Afrikaans poet and writer Eugène Marais is well known in South Africa but not elsewhere. The publication of his The Soul of the Ape in 1969 triggered a hard hitting response from the British primatologist Solly Zuckerman, in which he attacked Marais' writings and rejected him as a legitimate scientist. The two never met and Marais had been dead for nearly 40 years when Zuckerman's attack took place. This paper examines the basis for Zuckerman's attack and looks at the context of both men, especially in the light of Zuckerman's combativeness and Marais' naivety and lack of scientific rigour. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Science LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Zuckerman versus Marais: a Primatiological collision TI - Zuckerman versus Marais: a Primatiological collision UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27252 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/27252
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMorris AG. Zuckerman versus Marais: a Primatiological collision. South African Journal of Science. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27252.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Human Biologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Science
dc.source.urihttps://www.sajs.co.za/
dc.subject.otherEugene Marais
dc.subject.otherChacma baboon
dc.subject.otherPrimatology
dc.subject.otherSolly Zuckerman
dc.titleZuckerman versus Marais: a Primatiological collision
dc.typeJournal Article
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