Chris Knight’s theory of human origins: an abridged account
Edmund Bradden provides an introduction to Chris Knight's theory of human origins. Reposted from the 'Radical Anthropology Group' website.
Chomsky at MIT: Between the war scientists and the anti-war students, by Chris Knight
Submitted by hedgehog on Apr 17 2017 16:15
It is now fifty years since Noam Chomsky published his celebrated article, 'The Responsibility of Intellectuals'.* Few other writings had a greater impact on the turbulent political atmosphere on US campuses in the 1960s. The essay launched Chomsky's political career as the world's most intransigent and cogent critic of US foreign policy - a position he has held to this day.
Blood Relations: Menstruation and the origins of culture - Chris Knight (complete book)
This highly original book presents a new theory of the origins of human culture. Integrating perspectives of evolutionary biology and social anthropology within a Marxist framework, Chris Knight rejects the common assumption that human culture was a modified extension of primate behaviour and argues instead that it was the product of an immense social, sexual and political revolution initiated by women.
A Review of Jared Diamond's 'The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?'
Submitted by Lyceum on Jan 7 2013 20:22
Engels was Right: Early Human Kinship was Matrilineal
Submitted by hedgehog on Sep 23 2012 19:07
The earliest human institution was not the nuclear family. The latest research now indicates that it was the communistic, female-centred clan.
Engels argued this in 1884. After a century of establishment denial, including complicity by 'Marxists', it now turns out that he was right after all.
Interview with Noam Chomsky in 'Radical Anthropology' (2008)
From Radical Anthropology issue 2. "Noam Chomsky ranks among the leading intellectual figures of modern times and has changed the way we think about what it means to be human, revolutionising linguistics and establishing it as a modern science. He agreed to discuss just some of his ideas with Radical Anthropology."
Noam Chomsky: The new Galileo?
Part of marxist anthropologist Chris Knight's long-running examination of Noam Chomsky. "Language is peculiar. No other species has anything remotely like it. If language is part of nature – a kind of organ or instinct, like stereoscopic vision – it’s puzzling. It’s unusual for a complex biological adaptation to be wholly confined to just one species."
Chris Knight replies to his critics
Chris Knight's approach to revolutionary politics is very controversial. However, it is also thought-provoking, whether you agree with him or not. Here, he replies to his critics in the anarchist scene.
Solidarity and sex - Chris Knight
The first human revolution was led by women, argues Chris Knight of the Radical Anthropology Group in this article with which we do not agree but reproduce it for reference.
Sex and the human revolution - Chris Knight
Chris Knight of the Radical Anthropology Group looks at the transition from ape to human and quantity into quality, plus the importance of language, counter-dominance and sex in the human story.
